Policy library
In this library you will find our latest policy reports, briefings, consultation responses, evidence for Scottish Parliament committees etc. This policy work underpins all of our advocacy and influencing activity to bring about change.
Homelessness prevention 2007
This report seeks to draw together various strands of current thinking about the prevention of homelessness. It is aimed at national and local policymakers who want to get a better handle on what is meant by 'prevention' and at practitioners who want to develop their own range of services.
Published: 31 March 2007
Consultation response: Section 11 of the Homelessness (Scotland) Act 2003
Shelter Scotland welcomes the opportunity to comment on proposals for implementing Section 11 of the Homelessness (Scotland) Act 2003. Section 11 of the Act allows for Scottish Ministers to prescribe a system through which local authorities will be notified whenever a mortgage lender, private landlord or registered social landlord (RSL) initiates legal proceedings to repossess a property.
Published: 31 March 2007
Consultation response: draft Children's Services (Scotland) Bill
We welcome the focus on children being at the centre of services designed to help them, and we would like to see this new focus incorporate the housing needs of children and families as a priority.
Published: 31 March 2007
Homelessness annual report - 2006
This report is based on analysis of the Scottish Executive annual statistics on homelessness in Scotland 2005 06
Published: 31 March 2007
The 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review in Scotland
This is a submission from Shelter, SCHA, CIH Scotland and SCSH to the 2007 Scottish Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), covering 2008-2011.
Published: 28 February 2007
Consultation response: modifying local connection provisions
Shelter welcomes the proposals to modify the local connection provisions.
Published: 31 January 2007
Draft guidance on the use of temporary accommodation and framework for a strategy
Shelter welcomes the development of guidelines for the use of temporary accommodation and a framework for temporary accommodation strategies, as recommended by the Homelessness Task Force.
Published: 30 January 2007
Temporary accommodation: a summary ten point plan
This briefing presents a summary of ten key ideas for providers of temporary accommodation. Following this outline briefing Shelter is looking at developing a full practice briefing building on these key themes to help local authorities in providing temporary accommodation.
Published: 31 December 2006
Temporary accommodation: four years on
In 2004 Shelter Scotland published research into how local authorities were coping with the increased requirements to provide temporary accommodation to all households assessed as homeless. This research found that council’s were struggling to comply with these additional temporary accommodation duties.
Published: 31 December 2006
Briefing for the parliamentary debate at Stage 3 of the Bankruptcy & Diligence etc. (Scotland) Bill
Shelter is concerned about the potential for increased homelessness as a result of the new diligence to create a land attachment in the bill.
Published: 30 November 2006