Article 7 Performance indicators for housing and related servicesI1

England and Wales

(1)

The performance of the best value authorities specified in paragraph (2), in exercising their functions in relation to housing and housing related services, shall be measured by reference to indicators 1 to 10 in Schedule 5 to this Order.

(2)

The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—

(a)

the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority;

(b)

the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(c)

metropolitan district councils;

(d)

non-metropolitan district councils;

(e)

London borough councils; and

(f)

unitary councils.

(3)

For the purposes of the indicators specified by this article “dwelling ” is a building, or part of a building which forms a separate, or reasonably separate and self contained, set of premises designed to be occupied by a single household including non-permanent housing such as caravans, mobile homes and houseboats available for all year round occupation; a group of bedsits (single rooms without exclusive use of bath or toilet) sharing facilities counts as one dwelling.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 7 in force at 1.4.2003, see art. 1(1)