s 2 Homelessness reviews
(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.