Explanatory note

Section 167 of the Housing Act 1996 requires local housing authorities to have an allocation scheme for determining priorities, and as to the procedure to be followed, in allocating housing accommodation.

These Regulations prescribe, as regards procedure, the principle that a member shall not, at the time the allocation decision is made, be included in the decision-making body where the housing accommodation in question is in his electoral division or ward, or the person to whom the housing may be allocated resides in that division or ward.

The Regulations apply to local housing authorities in England.