Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Act 2026

Prospective

31 Co-operation E+W

(1) The 2014 Act is amended as follows.

(2) In section 95 (co-operation), for subsections (5) to (8) substitute—

“(5) The persons are—

(a) a local housing authority in Wales or England;

(b) a social services authority in Wales or England;

(c) a Local Health Board, but only in relation to individuals to whom it provides or arranges health care services that are not primary care services;

(d) a registered social landlord, whether in relation to housing provided in Wales or England;

(e) a new town corporation for an area in Wales or England;

(f) a private registered provider of social housing, whether in relation to housing provided in Wales or England;

(g) a housing action trust for an area in Wales or England;

(h) the governor of a prison in Wales or England;

(i) the director of a contracted out prison in Wales or England;

(j) the governor of a young offender institution in Wales or England;

(k) the governor of a secure training centre in Wales or England;

(l) the director of a contracted out secure training centre in Wales or England;

(m) the principal of a secure college in Wales or England;

(n) the manager of a secure children’s home in Wales or England;

(o) a youth offending team established under section 39(1) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) for an area in Wales or England;

(p) a provider of probation services in Wales or England;

(q) an officer designated by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for the purposes of this section and employed by the Secretary of State at an office in Wales or England known as a Jobcentre Plus office;

(r) the Secretary of State for Defence, but only in relation to members of the regular armed forces of the Crown.

(6) The Welsh Ministers may, by regulations, amend subsection (5)—

(a) to omit a reference to a person or a description of a person;

(b) to add a reference to a person or a description of a person;

(c) to change a reference to a person or a description of a person.‍

(7) Regulations under subsection (6)—

(a) may omit a reference to a reserved authority or a description of a person that includes a reserved authority;

(b) may not add a reference to a reserved authority or a description of a person that includes a reserved authority unless the Secretary of State consents;

(c) may not change a reference to a reserved authority or a description of a person that includes a reserved authority in a way that modifies the functions of the authority under this section unless—

(i) in the case of an authority that is a Minister of the Crown, the Secretary of State has been consulted about the change, or

(ii) in the case of any other authority, the Secretary of State consents.

(8) Regulations under paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (6)—

(a) may describe a person by reference to the exercise of discretion by another person;

(b) may specify cases or circumstances in which a reference to a person or a description of a person applies.”

(3) In section 142(3)(b)(ii) (orders and regulations: procedure), after “94B(2)” (inserted by section 20(4)) insert “or 95(6)”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 31 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 43(2)