2 The draft Homelessness Reduction Bill
Clause 1: Definition of homelessness and threatened homelessness
Clause 2: Duty of local housing authority to provide advice
Clause 3: Mandatory code of practice
Clause 4: Homelessness reduction duties
Duty to help prevent an applicant from becoming homeless
Duty to help secure accommodation for homeless applicant
Clause 8: Becoming homeless intentionally
Clause 9: Somewhere safe to stay
Clause 12: Definition of local connection
Clause 14: Reviews of decisions
Clause 16: Accommodation suitability
Clause 17: Co-operation between authorities and others
3 The Bill’s impact on homelessness and implications of the Bill
The wider causes of homelessness and the limits of prevention duties
The financial implications of the draft Bill
4 Pre-legislative scrutiny by Select Committees
Conclusions and recommendations
Appendix: The draft Homelessness Reduction Bill
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
13 October 2016