Question follow-through · 10425
Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 9158 on Homelessness, what redress is available to a receiving Local Authority when a local authority breaches section 208 o
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 22 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 28 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 28 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 9158 on Homelessness, what redress is available to a receiving Local Authority when a local authority breaches section 208 o
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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28 Oct 2024
Answer published
Homelessness legislation and the Code of Guidance is clear that local authorities should place individuals within their own area, and when this is not possible, they should place the household as near as possible. The Government is clear that local author...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Homelessness
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Homelessness
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