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| | Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse)
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| | [First and Second Sittings]
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| | This document shows the fate of each clause, schedule, amendment and new clause. |
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| | The following terms are used: |
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| | Agreed to: agreed without a vote. |
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| | Agreed to on division: agreed following a vote. |
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| | Negatived: rejected without a vote. |
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| | Negatived on division: rejected following a vote. |
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| | Not called: debated in a group of amendments, but not put to a decision. |
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| | Not moved: not debated or put to a decision. |
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| | Question proposed: debate underway but not concluded. |
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| | Withdrawn after debate: moved and debated but then withdrawn, so not put to a decision. |
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| | Not selected: not chosen for debate by the Chair. |
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| | | (1) | the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.25 am on Tuesday 27 |
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| | | March) meet at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 27 March; |
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| | | (2) | the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 and 2; new |
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| | | Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill; |
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| | | (3) | the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a |
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| | | conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 27 March. |
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| | | That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the |
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| | | Committee shall be reported to the House for publication. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 9, after “tenant)” insert “and regardless of whether the |
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| | qualifying tenancy is in the jurisdiction of another local authority” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 25, at end insert— |
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| | | “(2BA) | The Secretary of State must by regulations issue guidance as to— |
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| | | (a) | the identification of persons entitled to be offered a tenancy under |
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| | | subsection (2A) or (2B) including the evidence required of domestic |
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| | | (b) | the training of local authority officials in matters relevant to the exercise |
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| | | of the duties of local authorities under subsection (2A) or (2B). |
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| | | (2BB) | Before issuing the guidance the Secretary of State must consult such persons and |
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| | | the representatives of such persons as he or she considers appropriate. |
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| | | (2BC) | Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument and may not |
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| | | be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a |
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| | | resolution of each House of Parliament.” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 25, at end insert— |
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| | | “(2BA) | A local housing authority which grants an old-style secure tenancy under |
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| | | subsection (2A) or (2B) has discretion to decide whether or not the maximum rent |
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| | | for the old-style secure tenancy should be determined according to regulation B13 |
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| | | of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/213) as amended by the |
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| | | Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/3040).” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 25, at end insert— |
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| | | “(2BA) | The person making the application for an old-style secure tenancy under |
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| | | subsection (2A) or (2B) must not be charged for obtaining any evidence of |
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| | | domestic abuse if this evidence is required to make the application.” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 25, at end insert— |
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| | | “(2BA) | A private registered provider of social housing or a housing trust which is a |
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| | | charity that grants a tenancy of a dwelling house in England must grant an old- |
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| | | (a) | the tenancy is offered to a person who is or was a tenant of some other |
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| | | dwelling-house under a qualifying tenancy (whether as the sole tenant or |
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| | | (b) | the provider is satisfied that— |
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| | | (i) | the person or a member of the person’s household is or has been |
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| | | a victim of the domestic abuse carried out by another person; and |
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| | | (ii) | the new tenancy is granted for reasons connected with that abuse |
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| | | | and such a private registered provider of social housing or housing trust |
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| | | which is a charity shall be considered a person who satisfies the landlord |
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| | | condition under section 80 for the purpose of granting an old-style secure |
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| | | tenancy in accordance with this subsection.” |
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| | | To move the following Clause— |
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| | | | “Duty to review cooperation between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern |
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| | | (1) | By the end of the period of six months, beginning with the day on which this Act |
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| | | is passed, the Secretary of State must publish a review into the potential for future |
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| | | cooperation between local authorities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern |
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| | | Ireland in relation to the provisions of this Act. |
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| | | (2) | The review under subsection (1) must consider how it may be possible to extend |
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| | | the provisions of the Act to ensure that applications for secure tenancies in cases |
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| | | (a) | from Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland may be considered by local |
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| | | (b) | from England, Scotland or Northern Ireland may be considered by local |
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| | | (c) | from England, Wales or Northern Ireland may be considered by local |
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| | | authorities in Scotland; and |
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| | | (d) | from England, Wales or Scotland may be considered by local authorities |
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| | | (3) | The review must be laid before both Houses of Parliament. |
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| | | (4) | In this section, “local authority” means— |
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| | | (a) | in relation to England, the council of a district, county or London |
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| | | borough, the Common Council of the City of London and the Council of |
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