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136 Prevention of Homelessness and Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 Year Olds who may be
Homeless and/or Require Accommodation; and Duty to Refer
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142 SCOPE OF THIS CHAPTER
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143 This chapter links to statutory guidance:
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145 Prevention of Homelessness and Provision of accommodation for 16 and 17 year old young
people who may be homeless and/or require accommodation (2018)
145 </span>
145 : This guidance is solely concerned with the functions of children's services and housing
services when young people seek help from, or are referred to, local authorities because
of homelessness or being threatened with homelessness. It incorporates judgements made in
the House of Lords over several years around the duties of local authorities under Section
20 (Children Act 1989) and Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996. The guidance also reflects the
duties introduced under the Homelessness Reduction Act (2017);
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146 Homelessness - Duty to Refer
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146 : the Homelessness Reduction Act (2017) places a duty on specified public authorities to
refer service users who they think may be homeless or threatened with homelessness to
local authority homelessness/housing options teams. The guidance provides helpful
information and detail on the referral process which is brought out in additional links
below.
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156 <h2 id="prevention">
156 1. Prevention of Homelessness and Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 Year Old Young
People who may be Homeless and/or Require Accommodation
156 </h2>
157 <p>
157 See:
157 <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/provision-of-accommodation-for-16-and-17-ye
ar-olds-who-may-be-homeless-and-or-require-accommodation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
157 Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 Year Olds who may be Homeless and/or Require
Accommodation
157 </a>
157 .
157 </p>
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158 Young people may become homeless for a variety of reasons. However, family breakdown, mental
health concerns and unemployment are often major contributing factors to this. 16 and 17
year olds who are homeless or threatened with homelessness are likely to be vulnerable and
will often be at risk of harm in the absence of intervention. Safeguarding and promoting
their welfare should be central to service provision. It is therefore essential that
children's services and housing services work together to plan and provide services that are
centred on young people and their families, and prevent young people from being passed back
and forth between services.
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167 2. Homelessness: Duty to Refer
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168 See:
168 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-duty-to-refer"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">
168 A guide to the duty to refer
168 </a>
168 .
168 </p>
169 <p>
169 In October 2018, the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 came into effect and provided new
duties on local housing authorities to intervene at an earlier stage in order to reduce the
risk of homelessness.
169 </p>
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170 The guide to the duty to refer identifies a person is considered homeless if:
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172 <li>
172 They do not have any accommodation which is available for them which they have a legal
right to occupy; or
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173 It is not reasonable for the person to occupy their current accommodation, for example,
because they would be at risk of domestic abuse.
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183 <h2 id="referral">
183 3. Homelessness: Code of Guidance - Referral Process
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184 See:
184 <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/homelessness-code-of-guidance-for-local-authorities/chapte
r-4-the-duty-to-refer-cases-in-england-to-housing-authorities" target="_blank"
rel="noopener">
184 Homelessness code of guidance for local authorities
184 </a>
184 .
184 </p>
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185 This guidance advises that the service user must:
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187 Consent to the referral being completed in the first place;
187 </li>
188 <li>
188 Allow the individual to identify the housing authority in England which they would like
the notification to be sent to;
188 </li>
189 <li>
189 Have consent from the individual for their contact details to be supplied so the housing
authority can contact them regarding the referral.
189 </li>
190 </ol>
191 <p>
191 Local authorities should make the referral process transparent on their websites and should
also make the referral process as simple as possible. See:
191 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-duty-to-refer"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">
191 Duty to refer: Referral Form
191 </a>
191 . The referral should be sent to the following e-mail address:
191 <a href="mailto:familiesfirstservice@warrington.gov.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
191 familiesfirstservice@warrington.gov.uk
191 </a>
191 .
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200 4. Further Information
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idance-for-nhs-trusts-and-foundation-trusts-providing-emergency-departments-urgent-treatment
-centres-and-inpatient-services" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
201 Guidance for NHS trusts and foundation trusts providing emergency departments, urgent
treatment centres and inpatient services
201 </a>
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202 <a href="https://www.local.gov.uk/topics/housing-planning-and-homelessness/homelessness"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">
202 Local Government Association – Homelessness
202 </a>
202 </p>
203 <p>
203 <a href="https://centrepoint.org.uk/youth-homelessness/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
203 Centre Point – Are you Homeless, Sofa Surfing or At Risk?
203 </a>
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204 <a
href="https://www.homeless.org.uk/sites/default/files/site-attachments/Young%20and%20Homeles
s%202018.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
204 Land Aid – Young & Homeless
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