# Homelessness Act 2002, Section 2: Homelessness reviews


(1) For the purposes of this Act “homelessness review” means a review by a local housing authority of—
(a) the levels, and likely future levels, of homelessness in their district;
(b) the activities which are carried out for any purpose mentioned in subsection (2) (or which contribute to their achievement); and
(c) the resources available to the authority, the social services authority for their district, other public authorities, voluntary organisations and other persons for such activities.
(2) Those purposes are —
(a) preventing homelessness in the district of the authority;
(b) securing that accommodation is or will be available for people in the district who are or may become homeless;
(c) providing support for people in the district—
(i) who are or may become homeless; or
(ii) who have been homeless and need support to prevent them becoming homeless again.
(3) A local housing authority shall, after completing a homelessness review—
(a) arrange for the results of the review to be available at its principal office for inspection at all reasonable hours, without charge, by members of the public; and
(b) provide (on payment if required by the authority of a reasonable charge) a copy of those results to any member of the public who asks for one.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/7/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/homelessness-act-2002/section-2
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