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The Homelessness Reduction Act has now received royal assent. The Act itself is here. There is no date yet for it to come into force - there will need to be statutory guidance produced first - and the current guess is that it is likely to be in 2018....
After my rantette about clause 1 of the Homeless Reduction Bill as published for second reading, it is time to turn to the substance of the Bill in terms of new duties and so on. And, some drafting issues aside, these are broadly positive. But first, I...
Monday's big news was the Govt announcement that it will support the Homelessness Reduction Bill - Bob Blackman MP's private members bill, due for second reading on 28 October. But exactly what is it that the Govt is supporting? The first draft of the Bill,...