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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

Homelessness prevention 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: Section 11 of the Homelessness (Scotland) Act 2003

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

Consultation response: draft Children's Services (Scotland) Bill

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

Homelessness annual report - 2006

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

The 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review in Scotland

Consultation response: modifying local connection provisions

Shelter welcomes the proposals to modify the local connection provisions.

Published: 31 January 2007

Consultation response: modifying local connection provisions

Draft guidance on the use of temporary accommodation and framework for a strategy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

Draft guidance on the use of temporary accommodation and framework for a strategy

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: a summary ten point plan

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

Temporary accommodation: four years on

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

Briefing for the parliamentary debate at Stage 3 of the Bankruptcy & Diligence etc. (Scotland) Bill