http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/10/section/1/2003-10-01Housing (Scotland) Act 2001An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about housing, including provision about homelessness and the allocation of housing accommodation by social landlords, the tenants of social landlords, the regulation of social landlords, Scottish Homes, the strategic housing functions of the Scottish Ministers and local authorities and grants for improvement and repairs; and for connected purposes.2001-07-26texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-08-13Expert Participation2003-10-01 PART 1 HOMELESSNESS AND ALLOCATION OF HOUSING Homelessness strategies11Every local authority must, when required to do so by the Scottish Ministers—acarry out an assessment of homelessness in its area, andbprepare and submit to the Scottish Ministers a strategy for preventing and alleviating homelessness in its area (a “homelessness strategy”).2A requirement under subsection (1) may make provision as to—athe particular matters to be assessed under subsection (1)(a),bthe time by which the strategy is to be submitted to the Scottish Ministers,cthe form of the strategy and the matters which it is to include,dthe period to which the strategy is to relate.3The Scottish Ministers may issue guidance, either to local authorities generally or to a particular authority, as to the form and content of an assessment and of a homelessness strategy and as to consultation on a proposed strategy.4Without prejudice to subsections (2) and (3), a homelessness strategy must state how the local authority is to comply with its duty under section 106 so far as relating to the matters included in the strategy.5A local authority must provide a copy of its homelessness strategy to any person who requests it.6A local authority—amay, from time to time, andbmust, if required to do so by the Scottish Ministers,review its homelessness strategy and prepare and submit to the Scottish Ministers a revised homelessness strategy.S. 1 wholly in force at 1.10.2001, see s. 113(1)(2) and S.S.I. 2001/336, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3) (as amended by S.S.I. 2001/397, art. 7(b))