164.This section inserts new Chapter 4 into Part 2 (tenants of social landlords) of the 2001 Act. Chapter 4 comprises section 56A. This new section provides that each local authority landlord and registered social landlord must prepare a “domestic abuse policy” on how it will exercise its functions in relation to the needs of tenants who the landlord has reason to believe have experienced, are experiencing or are at risk of domestic abuse, with a view to preventing homelessness. The policy must include a description of the action that the landlord must take in relation to the needs of a tenant in the circumstances mentioned in section 14A(6A) of the 2001 Act (as inserted by section 56 of the 2025 Act). In this context, “