5(1)Section 193 (duty to persons with priority need who are not homeless intentionally) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (3A) after “this section” insert “ in a case which is not a restricted case ”.
(3)After subsection (3A) insert—
“(3B)In this section “a restricted case” means a case where the local housing authority would not be satisfied as mentioned in subsection (1) without having had regard to a restricted person.”
(4)After subsection (7A) insert—
“(7AA)In a restricted case the authority shall also cease to be subject to the duty under this section if the applicant, having been informed of the matters mentioned in subsection (7AB)—
(a)accepts a private accommodation offer, or
(b)refuses such an offer.
(7AB)The matters are—
(a)the possible consequence of refusal of the offer, and
(b)that the applicant has the right to request a review of the suitability of the accommodation.
(7AC)For the purposes of this section an offer is a private accommodation offer if—
(a)it is an offer of an assured shorthold tenancy made by a private landlord to the applicant in relation to any accommodation which is, or may become, available for the applicant's occupation,
(b)it is made, with the approval of the authority, in pursuance of arrangements made by the authority with the landlord with a view to bringing the authority's duty under this section to an end, and
(c)the tenancy being offered is a fixed term tenancy (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988) for a period of at least 12 months.
(7AD)In a restricted case the authority shall, so far as reasonably practicable, bring their duty under this section to an end as mentioned in subsection (7AA).”
(5)In subsections (7B) and (7C) at the beginning insert “ In a case which is not a restricted case, ”.
(6)In subsection (7F) after paragraph (a) (but before the “or” following it) insert—
“(ab)approve a private accommodation offer;”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 15 para. 5 in force at 2.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/415, art. 2