# The Domestic Abuse Support (Local Authority Strategies and Annual Reports) Regulations 2021, Regulation 5: Obligations to have regard to certain matters when preparing a section 57 strategy


(1) A relevant local authority must, when preparing a section 57 strategy, have regard to—
(a) its functions in respect of the following—
(i) violence against women and girls;
(ii) modern slavery;
(iii) community safety;
(iv) victims of crime;
(v) housing and homelessness reduction;
(vi) safeguarding;
(vii) supporting families; and
(b) such other matters as it considers relevant.
(2) A relevant local authority must, when preparing a section 57 strategy, also have regard to the extent to which the need for accommodation-based support identified in any previous strategy may have changed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/990/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-support-local-authority-strategies-and-annual-reports-regulations-2021/regulation-5
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