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(d)	through mediation, relationship support or other advice and

assistance that leads to or prevents the loss of

accommodation.”.’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

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Clause  125,  page  112,  line  44,  at end add—

‘(10)

A person does not become homeless intentionally if he has left accommodation

as a consequence of a reduction in housing benefit entitlement, other than a

reduction which is the result of an increase in the applicant’s income.’.

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

255

Clause  126,  page  113,  line  16,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

‘(2)	The tenancy strategy must refer to the policies of registered providers and explain

where details of those policies can be found.’.

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

256

Clause  126,  page  113,  line  23,  leave out subsection (5) and insert—

‘(5)	Except for the purposes of rectifying an error, an authority may not amend or

replace its tenancy strategy more frequently than every four years.’.

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

257

Clause  126,  page  113,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘(c)	make a copy of everything published under this section available online

on the authority’s website.’.

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

258

Clause  127,  page  114,  leave out lines 1 to 4 and insert ‘consult for a period of not fewer

than 12 weeks on the proposed strategy or modifications to the strategy with—

(a)	every private registered provider of social housing for its district;

(b)	landlords within the private rented sector for its district;

(c)	existing tenants in social housing within the district;

(d)	members of the public;

(e)	neighbouring local authorities;

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(f)	such other organisations and persons as the authority considers

appropriate.’.

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

259

Clause  127,  page  114,  line  18,  at end insert—

‘(d)	an assessment of provision for supporting people in residential

accommodation.’.

Greg Clark

172

Clause  128,  page  114,  line  20,  leave out ‘that Act’ and insert ‘the Housing and

Regeneration Act 2008’.

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

260

Page  114,  line  19,  leave out Clause 128.

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

261

Clause  129,  page  114,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘(d)	the homelessness strategy of neighbouring local authorities.’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

254

Clause  130,  page  116,  line  33,  after ‘subject’, insert ‘to the discretion of the court

not to make an order if it considers the order disproportionate, and’.

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

262

Page  114,  line  35,  leave out Clause 130.

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Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

263

Page  118,  line  19,  leave out Clause 131.

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

264

Clause  134,  page  121,  line  36,  at end insert ‘or

(c)	a person, P, normally resident in accommodation held by a person, Q,

where Q holds an introductory, assured, or secure tenancy, and where P

is in a subsisting relationship with Q, or

(d)	a person, P, normally resident in accommodation held by a person, Q,

where Q holds an introductory, assured or secure tenancy and where, P

has acted as a carer for Q for a period of not less than one year, or

(e)	a person, P, normally resident in accommodation, for a period of not less

than one year, held by a person, Q, where Q holds an introductory,

assured or secured tenancy and where P is the sibling of Q.’.

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

265

Clause  143,  page  126,  line  31,  leave out subsections (4) and (5).

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

266

Clause  153,  page  130,  line  21,  leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

267

Clause  153,  page  130,  line  22,  leave out ‘is not’ and insert ‘may be’.

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Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

268

Clause  153,  page  130,  line  23,  leave out ‘unless it is made’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

126

Clause  169,  page  148,  line  34,  leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

127

Clause  169,  page  149,  line  3,  at end insert ‘and any of the persons listed in section

168(4).’.

Greg Clark

173

Clause  173,  page  151,  line  41,  after ‘has’ insert ‘(whether before or after the

passing of this Act)’.

Greg Clark

174

Clause  185,  page  157,  line  28,  after ‘has’ insert ‘(whether before or after the

passing of this Act)’.

New Clauses

Pay transparency statement by local authority contractors

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	It is the duty of every relevant authority when entering into a public supply or

works contract with a company or organistation (a “contractor”) for the supply of

services or for the execution of works to the value of more than £250,000 in any

financial year, to include a provision in that contract that the contractor prepare a

pay transparency statement relating to its highest and lowest paid workers within

three months of the contract being finalised.

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(2)	The contracts which are public supply or works contracts for the purposes of this

section are contracts for the supply of goods or materials, for the supply of

services or for the execution of works; but this section does not apply in relation

to contracts entered into before the commencement of this section.

(3)	Where the individual value of contracts referred to in subsection (1) fall below

£250,000 but the aggregated value of contracts with a company or organisation (a

“contractor”) exceed £250,000, then that company or organisation (a

“contractor”) will be subject to the same conditions set out in subsection (1).

(4)	A pay transparency statement must include—

(a)	the highest gross pay any employee of the contractor, carrying out work

in relation to the contract or contracts referred to in subsections (1) and

(3), is currently being paid,

(b)	the lowest gross pay any employee of the contractor, carrying out work

in relation to the contract or contracts referred to in subsections (1) and

(3), is currently being paid, and

(c)	the pay multiple to be maintained between the lowest paid and the highest

paid employee of the contractor.

(5)	The contract referred to in subsections (1) or (3) must provide that the contractor

prepare a new pay transparency statement for each financial year by the date

specified in section 22(3).

(6)	A relevant authority must publish any pay transparency statement produced by its

contractors under subsection (1) or subsection (5) in the manner set out in section

22(5).

(7)	In this section—

(a)	“relevant authority” means a relevant authority within the meaning of

section 26(1),

(b)	“financial year” means a financial year within the meaning of section

26(6).

(8)	In Part 2 of the Local Government Act 1988 (public supply or works contracts),

after section 17(10)(b) insert—

“(c)	the duty imposed on it by section [Pay transparency statement by

local authority contractors] of the Localism Act 2011.”’.

Purpose of planning

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 is amended as follows.

(2)	Before section 1 insert—

“A1	Purpose of Planning

(1)	The purpose of the planning system is to achieve sustainable

development.

(2)	Any person exercising functions and duties under the planning Acts must

do so with the objective of achieving sustainable development.

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