(1)For the purposes of this Act “homelessness review” means a review by a local housing authority of—
(a)the levels, and likely future levels, of homelessness in their district;
(b)the activities which are carried out for any purpose mentioned in subsection (2) (or which contribute to their achievement); and
(c)the resources available to the authority, the social services authority for their district, other public authorities, voluntary organisations and other persons for such activities.
(2)Those purposes are —
(a)preventing homelessness in the district of the authority;
(b)securing that accommodation is or will be available for people in the district who are or may become homeless;
(c)providing support for people in the district—
(i)who are or may become homeless; or
(ii)who have been homeless and need support to prevent them becoming homeless again.
(3)A local housing authority shall, after completing a homelessness review—
(a)arrange for the results of the review to be available at its principal office for inspection at all reasonable hours, without charge, by members of the public; and
(b)provide (on payment if required by the authority of a reasonable charge) a copy of those results to any member of the public who asks for one.