{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/homeless-persons-advice-and-assistance-scotland-regulations-2002/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/homeless-persons-advice-and-assistance-scotland-regulations-2002/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2002/414",
  "legislation_title": "The Homeless Persons Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/homeless-persons-advice-and-assistance-scotland-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Types of assistance to be provided by local authorities",
  "text": "The types of assistance referred to in article 5 above are–\n(a) providing a personal interview at such time and place, and with a local authority officer of such sex, as the applicant may reasonably request;\n(b) providing an interpreter or an independent personal representative for an applicant at any interview if a request is made by the applicant to that effect;\n(c) providing a written record of any interview held under this regulation in an appropriate form for the applicant including braille, translation or large print;\n(d) providing for a follow up interview to review progress;\n(e) arranging and facilitating interviews and appointments with other independent providers of housing financial or legal services; and\n(f) providing access to mediation services for family and neighbour disputes and harassment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/414/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:39:54.560241+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}