Homelessness Bill
AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
IN COMMITTEE
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE VISCOUNT ASTOR |
| Page 2, line 9, after first "authority" insert "and its strategic partners, to include registered social landlords and housing co-operatives, landlords of houses in multiple occupation registered with the authority under the Housing Act 1996, members of landlords forums" |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE VISCOUNT ASTOR |
| Page 3, line 12, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The authority shall include in their homelessness strategy a reference to their allocation scheme required to be drawn up by section 167 of the 1996 Act (c. 52), as amended, together with an explanation of the relative priorities of the authority with regard to persons to whom a duty is owed under sections 1 to 11 of this Act and to persons to whom a housing duty is owed under any other enactment." |
| Page 3, line 18, leave out "such public" and insert "the Housing Corporation, such housing associations and registered social landlords (both as defined in section 230 of the 1996 Act (c. 52)) as are active in the area of the authority, and such other public" |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE VISCOUNT ASTOR |
| Page 4, line 2, at end insert "provided that the authority are satisfied that the exercise of this discretion shall not significantly reduce their opportunities to offer accommodation to such persons as are mentioned in section 167(2)(c), (d) and (e) of the 1996 Act (c. 52), as amended" |
| Page 4, line 10, at end insert— |
| "(7) | In the case of accommodation not under the control of the authority, no steps shall be taken under subsection (6) unless all persons having an interest in the property in which the accommodation is located are in agreement with those steps."" |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE VISCOUNT ASTOR |
| Page 5, leave out lines 6 and 7 |
| Page 5, line 25, after "read" insert "(or had read to him)" |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE VISCOUNT ASTOR |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 9 stand part of the Bill. |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE VISCOUNT ASTOR |
| Page 6, line 28, at end insert— |
| (c) | at the end of subsection (2) there is inserted "and investigation may be made, in considering violence other than domestic violence, of allegations or evidence of collusion between the victim (or a person associated with him) and the other person as mentioned in paragraphs (a) or (b) of subsection (1A)"." |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE VISCOUNT ASTOR |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 12 stand part of the Bill. |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE VISCOUNT ASTOR |
| Page 8, line 36, at end insert "unless, for the purposes of obtaining such tenancy or accommodation, a false statement has been knowingly made by the tenant or at his instigation" |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE VISCOUNT ASTOR |
| Page 10, line 36, at end insert— |
| "(f) | people occupying housing accommodation which is temporary or occupied on insecure terms; |
| (g) | families with dependent children; and |
| (h) | households consisting of or including someone who is expecting a child" |
| Page 10, line 44, leave out paragraph (a) |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE VISCOUNT ASTOR |
| Page 12, line 29, after "Homelessness" insert "and Housing Allocations" |
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