The Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2020
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2020/419 |
| Year | 2020 |
2020 No. 419
Housing
The Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2020
Made 9th December 2020
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 11th December 2020
Coming into force 31th January 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 29(3) and (4) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 19871and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2020 and comes into force on 31 January 2021.
Amendment of the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2014
2.—(1) The Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 20142is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
(2) In article 2—
(a)
(a) for the definition of “rapid access accommodation”, substitute—
““rapid access accommodation” means emergency temporary accommodation for rough sleepers, or those at risk of rough sleeping, which—
(a) contains a bedroom which is—
(i) safe, private and lockable;
(ii) furnished; and
(iii) of a good standard; and
(b) provides support to a person using that accommodation to—
(i) access benefits or other services through provision of on-site homelessness and support assessments; and
(ii) access ongoing support services, including specialist support services; and”,
(b)
(b) for the definition of “shared tenancy accommodation”, substitute—
““shared tenancy accommodation” means accommodation which—
(a) is shared by no more than 5 people;
(b) is of a good standard;
(c) is provided to residents who agree to share accommodation on a temporary basis pending placement in settled accommodation; and
(d) in which each resident has a private and lockable bedroom.”.
(3) In article 4(b), after “household” insert “, taking into account the needs of the household”.
(4) In article 5—
(a)
(a) for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)
“(a) is both—
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;”,
(b)
(b) in paragraph (c), after “household” insert “which meet the accessibility needs of the household”,
(c)
(c) in paragraph (d), after “adequate” insert “and accessible”, and
(d)
(d) in paragraph (e), after “adequate” insert “and accessible”.
(5) In article 6—
(a)
(a) in paragraph (c)(ii), after “profit;” insert “or”,
(b)
(b) omit paragraph (e)3.
(6) After article 7, insert—
“Additional exemptions...
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