§ (1) Every local housing authority must, when undertaking a review of housing needs in their district under section 8 of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68), carry out an assessment of the accommodation needs of gypsies and travellers residing in or resorting to their district.
§ (2) Subsection (3) applies where a local housing authority are required under section 87 of the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26) to prepare a strategy in respect of the meeting of such accommodation needs.
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(3) The local authority who are that local housing authority must take the strategy into account in exercising their functions.
Functions" includes functions exercisable otherwise than as a local housing authority.
§ (4) A local housing authority must have regard to any guidance issued under section (Guidance in relation to section (Duties of local housing authorities: accommodation needs of gypsies and travelers)) in—
- (a) carrying out such an assessment as mentioned in subsection (1), and
- (b) preparing any strategy that they are required to prepare as mentioned in subsection (2).
§ (5) In this section—
- (a) "gypsies and travellers" has the meaning given by regulations made by the appropriate national authority;
- (b) "accommodation needs" includes needs with respect to the provision of sites on which caravans can be stationed; and
- (c) "caravan" has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960.""
§ On Question, amendment agreed to.
§ Lord Rooker moved Amendment No. 216:
§ After Clause 209, insert the following new clause—