SCHEDULE

Regulation 2

Specified objectives in relation to a specified person

1.

(1)

The specified objectives are—

(a)

the multiple disadvantages objective;

(b)

the television retuning objective;

(c)

the fuel poverty objective; F1...

(d)

the water poverty objective F2; and

F3(e)

the Scottish early learning and childcare objective.

(2)

In relation to each specified objective, the following are the specified persons—

(a)

for the multiple disadvantages objective—

(i)

the persons specified at paragraphs 1 to 5, 7 to 8, 10 to 16, 18 to 25, 29 to 34, 40 to 47 and 49 to 51 of Schedule 4 to the Act4, and

(ii)

a person providing services in connection with that objective to a person within sub-paragraph (i);

(b)

for the television retuning objective—

(i)

the persons specified at paragraphs 2, 7, 11 to 17, 29 to 34, 47 and 50 of Schedule 4 to the Act, and

(ii)

a person providing services in connection with that objective to a person within sub-paragraph (i);

(c)

for the fuel poverty objective—

(i)

the persons specified at paragraphs 6 to 8, 10 to 21, 26 to 27, 29 to 34, 40, 42 to 47 and 49 to 50 of Schedule 4 to the Act, and

(ii)

a person providing services in connection with that objective to a person within sub-paragraph (i);

(d)

for the water poverty objective—

(i)

the persons specified at paragraphs 7 to 8, 10 to 17, 27, 29 to 34 and 42 to 47 of Schedule 4 to the Act, and

(ii)

a person providing services in connection with that objective to a person within sub-paragraph (i).

F4(e)

for the Scottish early learning and childcare objective—

(i)

the persons specified at paragraphs 7, 10, 49 and 50 of Schedule 4 to the Act, and

(ii)

a person providing services in connection with that objective to a person within sub-paragraph (i).

Multiple disadvantages objective

2.

(1)

In paragraph 1(1)(a) the multiple disadvantages objective is to provide assistance to individuals or households who are affected by multiple disadvantages by—

(a)

assisting in the identification of individuals or households with multiple disadvantages;

(b)

the improvement or targeting of a public service or facilitation of the provision of a benefit provided to individuals or households; and

(c)

the improvement of the physical, mental, emotional, social or economic well-being of individuals or households.

(2)

“Multiple disadvantages” means the presence of two or more of the factors listed in sub-paragraph (3) which adversely affect—

(a)

an individual; or

(b)

one or more individuals in a household.

(3)

The factors are—

(a)

anti-social behaviour;

(b)

being a care leaver;

(c)

being a child in need;

(d)

criminal offending;

(e)

domestic violence;

(f)

financial exclusion;

(g)

having a disability;

(h)

homelessness;

(i)

ill-health;

(j)

irregular attendance at school;

(k)

not being in education or training;

(l)

substance misuse;

(m)

unemployment.

(4)

In sub-paragraph (3)—

“anti-social behaviour” means behaviour by a person which causes, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household as that person;

“care leaver” means—

(a)

in England, an eligible child within the meaning of paragraph 19B of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 19895 or a relevant child for the purposes of section 23A of that Act6,

(b)

in Scotland, a person entitled to advice, guidance or assistance under section 29 of the Children (Scotland) Act 19957 or described in section 30 of that Act,

(c)

in Wales, a category 1 or a category 2 young person as defined in section 104(2) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 20148;

“child in need” means—

(a)

in England, a child in respect of whom the local authority in whose area they reside must provide a range of services appropriate to their needs under section 17(10) of the Children Act 19899,

(b)

in Scotland, a child who falls within the definition of a child being in need of care and attention as set out in section 93(4)(a) of the Children (Scotland) Act 199510,

(c)

in Wales, a child who has been assessed for support under Part 3 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;

“criminal offending” means having been convicted of a criminal offence of any nature, and includes being cautioned (or, in Scotland, includes having received a recorded police warning) in respect of criminal activity;

“disability” has the meaning set out in section 6 of the Equality Act 201011

“domestic violence” means any incident, or pattern of incidents, of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse (whether psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional) between two or more individuals who reside or have resided in the same household;

“financial exclusion” means an inability to access, or difficulty in accessing, one or more of the financial services in section 2(1)(a) and (b)(i) to (v) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 201512;

“homelessness” has the same meaning as in—

(a)

in England, section 175 of the Housing Act 199613,

(b)

in Scotland, section 24 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 198714or,

(c)

in Wales, section 55 of the Housing (Wales) Act 201415;

“substance misuse” means the harmful and illicit use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and drugs; and

“unemployment” in relation to an individual includes—

(a)

an individual who—

  1. (i)

    has actively sought work in the last four weeks; and

  2. (ii)

    is available to start work in the next two weeks; or

(b)

an individual who—

  1. (i)

    has found work; and

  2. (ii)

    is waiting to start that work in the next two weeks.

(5)

Sub-paragraph (3)(a) applies where a person carries out anti-social behaviour as well as where a person is the victim of such behaviour.

(6)

Sub-paragraph (3)(k) applies only to persons who are aged at least 16 years but less than 25 years old.

Television retuning objective

3.

(1)

In paragraph 1(1)(b) the television retuning objective is to provide assistance to an individual or a household under a relevant scheme by—

(a)

identifying an individual who, or a household which, may be eligible for assistance under such a scheme;

(b)

making contact with such individual or household with a view to providing such assistance; or

(c)

establishing whether any such individual or household is entitled to such assistance.

(2)

In this paragraph—

(a)

“relevant scheme” means a scheme set up to assist in the retuning of television receivers pursuant to a change in the use of any part of the electromagnetic spectrum between 470 and 790 MHz;

(b)

“television receiver” has the meaning given in regulation 9 of the Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 200416.

Fuel poverty objective

4.

In paragraph 1(1)(c) the fuel poverty objective is to provide assistance to people living in fuel poverty by—

(a)

reducing their energy costs;

(b)

improving efficiency in their use of energy; or

(c)

improving their health or financial well-being.

Water poverty objective

5.

In paragraph 1(1)(d) the water poverty objective is to provide assistance to people living in water poverty by—

(a)

reducing their water or sewerage costs;

(b)

improving efficiency in their use of water; or

(c)

improving their health or financial well-being.

F5Scottish early learning and childcare objective

6.

(1)

In paragraph 1(1)(e) the Scottish early learning and childcare objective is to—

(a)

identify a person who may be the parent of a relevant child; and

(b)

make contact with such a person,

with a view to fulfilling the duty in section 47 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 20145 in respect of the child.

(2)

In this paragraph—

“parent” has the same meaning as in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 19806; and

“relevant child” means a child who meets a description specified in article 2(2) or (3) of the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Order 20147.