§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what provisions are being made for a publicly accessible code of guidance in relation to the Housing (NI) Order; and if there will be full consultation with interested agencies before such a code is published.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 6 July 1988]: It is intended that a code of practice and guidance on the operation of the homelessness provisions in the Draft Housing (Northern Ireland) Order should be drawn up by the Housing Executive in conjunction with other statutory bodies and made widely available. Interested agencies will be consulted on the proposed content of the code of practice and guidance and a seminar will be arranged later this year to give interested groups an opportunity to express their views on the operation of the homelessness legislation.