PART 7

Housing
CHAPTER 2

Social housing: tenure reform

Tenancy strategies

Preparation of tenancy strategy
151
1
Before adopting a tenancy strategy, or making a modification to it reflecting a major change of policy, the authority must—
a
send a copy of the draft strategy, or proposed modification, to every private registered provider of social housing for its district, and
b
give the private registered provider a reasonable opportunity to comment on those proposals.
2
Before adopting a tenancy strategy, or making a modification to it reflecting a major change of policy, the authority must also—
a
consult such other persons as the Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe, and
b
in the case of an authority that is a London borough council, consult the Mayor of London.
3
The authority must, in preparing or modifying a tenancy strategy, have regard to—
a
its current allocation scheme under section 166A of the Housing Act 1996,
b
its current homelessness strategy under section 1 of the Homelessness Act 2002, and
c
in the case of an authority that is a London borough council, the London housing strategy.
S. 151 in force at 15.1.2012 by S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(n) (with arts. 6, 7, arts. 9-11)