Response to Scottish Government Consultation on Local Connection and Intentionality
By: Shelter Scotland
Published: April 2019
Response to Scottish Government Consultation on Local Connection and Intentionality
• Shelter Scotland agrees with the proposals to change the local connection and intentionality tests. However, we do not think they go far enough. Shelter Scotland advocates removing these tests entirely but recognises that this is a longer process and interim steps should be taken.
• Shelter Scotland frequently assists clients with both local connection and intentionality decisions, and most of our frontline advisers state that they get a new case involving an intentionality decision at least once a week, and a local connection case slightly less often.