The Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2014

JurisdictionScotland
CitationSSI 2014/243
  • This Order may be cited as the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2014 and comes into force on 21st November 2014.
  • In this Order—
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  • not wind and watertight;
  • not suitable for occupation by
  • not meeting minimum accommodation safety standards.
  • outwith the area of the local authority which is subject to the duty to accommodate under section 29 of the 1987 Act; and
  • accommodation in which the household has not agreed to be placed;
  • is not in the locality of facilities and services for the purposes of health and education which are being used, or might reasonably be expected to be used, by members of the household, unless those facilities are reasonably accessible from the accommodation, taking into account the distance of travel by public transport or transport provided by a local authority;
  • lacks within the accommodation adequate toilet and personal washing facilities for the exclusive use of the household
  • lacks adequate
  • is accommodation within which the household does not have the use of adequate
  • is not usable by the household for 24 hours a day
  • is not in the locality of the place of employment of a member of the household, taking into account the distance of travel by public transport or transport provided by a local authority; or
  • is not suitable for visitation by a child who is not a member of the household and in respect of whom a member of the household has parental rights.
  • the local authority believes that the applicant may be homeless or threatened with homelessness as a result of an emergency, such as flood, fire or other disaster;
  • the local authority has offered the applicant accommodation that meets the requirements of article 5, but the applicant wishes to be accommodated in other accommodation that does not meet those requirements;
  • is not a public authority or a local authority; and
  • does not trade for profit;
  • F16the local authority has secured that the accommodation has been made available
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  • a person in the household has symptoms of coronavirus and the household requires to isolate;
  • the accommodation is required to provide temporary accommodation to ensure that a distance of 2 metres can be maintained between a member of the household and a person who is not a member or the household in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus;
  • the local authority is unable to place the household in suitable accommodation as a result of the impacts of coronavirus on temporary accommodation supply in the area; and
  • the household does not include a dependent child or a pregnant woman; or
  • the local authority is unable to place the household in suitable accommodation as a result of the impacts of coronavirus on temporary accommodation supply in the area;
  • the household includes either, or both, a dependent child or pregnant woman; and
  • the local authority provides the household with accommodation which does not meet the requirements of article 5 for no longer than 7 days in total in respect of that household’s application.
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