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| | | (b) | future ease of adaptation to provide full access into and around the |
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| | | (c) | the capacity of the dwelling to meet the changing needs of any occupiers |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) |
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| | | Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2966/2005) are amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In Regulation 2(3)(d)(iii) for “Part I or V of Schedule 1” substitute “Part I, V or |
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| | | (3) | After Regulation 2(6)(d) insert— |
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| | | “(e) | in the case of a public authority listed in Part VI of Schedule 1, |
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| | | (4) | After Part V of Schedule 1 insert the following new Part— |
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| | | Authorities added by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 |
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| | | | The Homes and Communities Agency |
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| | | | The Regulator of Social Housing.”.’. |
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| | | Choice-based disability housing register |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Housing Act 1996 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | After section 167(2E) insert— |
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| | | “(2F) | Subject to subsection (2), the scheme shall contain provision for the |
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| | | creation of a disability housing register consisting of— |
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| | | (a) | a record of existing or planned accessible residential properties |
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| | | in the local authority area, whether purpose built or adapted, with |
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| | | details of the access features relating to each property and |
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| | | location details and other residential properties which would |
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| | | otherwise meet the particular requirements of disabled persons; |
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| | | (b) | a record of disabled persons who require such properties; |
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| | | (c) | a service of enabling and supporting disabled persons to bid for |
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| | | properties so recorded and |
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| | | (d) | a mechanism for ensuring such persons are accorded priority |
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| | | status for such properties within the allocations process. |
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| | | (2G) | For the purposes of this section— |
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| | | “accessible residential properties” means dwellings, flats and houses in |
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| | | multiple occupation in England and Wales which provide a reasonable |
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| | | means of access in and around the property and ease of use for disabled |
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| | | persons or which may easily be adapted to provide such access and ease |
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| | | “residential properties which would otherwise meet the particular |
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| | | requirements of disabled persons” means properties which would be |
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| | | suitable, either in terms of their size, particular features or location, for |
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| | | disabled persons who have disability-related requirements other than or |
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| | | in addition to access requirements. |
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| | | (2H) | This section is without prejudice to the right of disabled persons to bid |
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| | | for properties other than those mentioned in subsections 2F and 2G |
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| | | (2I) | In performing their duties under this section, each local housing authority |
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| | | shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the |
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| | | Possession action for rent arrears involving housing benefit |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘Section 7 (orders for possession) of the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) is amended as |
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| | | (1) | In subsection (3), for “subsections (5A) and (6)” substitute “subsections (5A), (6) |
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| | | (2) | In subsection (4), for “subsections (5A) and (6)” substitute “subsections (5A), (6) |
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| | | (3) | After subsection (6), insert— |
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| | | “(6A) | If the court is satisfied— |
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| | | (a) | that Ground 8 in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to this Act is established; |
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| | | (b) | that some rent is in arrears as a consequence of a delay or failure |
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| | | in the payment of relevant housing benefit, it shall not make an |
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| | | order for possession unless it considers it reasonable to do so. |
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| | | “(8) | In subsection (6A) above— |
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| | | (a) | “relevant housing benefit” means— |
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| | | (i) | any rent allowance or rent rebate to which the tenant was |
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| | | entitled in respect of the rent under the Housing Benefit |
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| | | Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/213); or |
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| | | (ii) | any payment on account of any such entitlement |
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| | | awarded under Regulation 93 of those Regulations; |
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| | | (b) | references to delay or failure in the payment of relevant housing |
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| | | benefit do not include such delay or failure so far as referable to |
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| | | any wilful act or omission of the tenant.”.’. |
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| | Clause 86, page 37, line 38, after ‘well-managed’, insert ‘, inclusive’. |
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| | Clause 86, page 38, line 11, leave out subsection (7). |
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| | Clause 86, page 38, line 23, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(12A) | The regulator shall pursue these objectives in relation to landlords and their |
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| | | tenants in all cases where the tenants are in receipt of public funds.’. |
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| | Clause 111, page 45, line 28, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(10) | If the regulator thinks that what— |
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| | | (a) | is a non-profit organisation is considering becoming a profit-making |
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| | | (b) | was a non-profit organisation has become a profit-making organisation, |
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| | | | it shall remove the body from the register and direct it to reapply for registration, |
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| | | subject to section 114.’. |
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| | Page 46, line 6, leave out Clause 113. |
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| | Page 48, line 4, leave out Clause 118. |
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| Clause 123, page 49, line 25, leave out ‘non-profit’. |
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| | | Clause 124, page 50, line 11, leave out ‘non-profit’. |
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| | | Clause 125, page 50, line 22, leave out ‘non-profit’. |
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| | | Clause 126, page 50, line 41, leave out ‘non-profit’. |
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| | | Page 54, line 14, leave out Clause 135. |
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| | Clause 147, page 60, line 8, at end insert ‘or amalgamating with another society’. |
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| | Clause 147, page 60, line 11, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(3A) | An instrument amalgamating industrial and provident societies has the same |
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| | | effect as an amalgamation under section 50 of the Industrial and Provident |
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| | | Societies Act 1965 (c. 12) (amalgamation of societies).’. |
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| | | Clause 150, page 61, line 11, leave out ‘non-profit’. |
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| | | Clause 151, page 61, line 27, leave out ‘non-profit’. |
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| | | Clause 151, page 61, line 33, leave out from ‘and’ to end of line 34. |
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| | | Clause 151, page 61, line 35, leave out from ‘and’ to end of line 36. |
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| | | Clause 153, page 62, line 7, leave out ‘non-profit’. |
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| | | Clause 157, page 63, line 21, leave out ‘non-profit’. |
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| | | Clause 162, page 64, line 32, leave out subsection (1). |
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| | | Clause 162, page 64, line 34, leave out ‘profit-making’. |
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| | | Clause 163, page 65, line 4, leave out ‘non-profit’. |
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| | | Clause 165, page 65, line 38, after ‘disposal’, insert ‘of social housing’. |
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| | Clause 173, page 68, line 3, after ‘may’ insert ‘, in accordance with subsection (2) |
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| | and subject to subsection (3),’. |
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| | Clause 173, page 68, line 3, leave out ‘as’ and insert ‘for the purpose of protecting |
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| | investment in social housing or protecting the interests of tenants and residents in social |
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| | housing . These standards may refer’ |
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| | Clause 173, page 68, line 5, after ‘extent’, insert ‘, accessibility’. |
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| | Clause 173, page 68, line 6, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(c) | the nature and extent of activities they should undertake in pursuance of |
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| | | their duties under section 49A(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act |
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