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Allocation definition

What does Allocation mean? In civil litigation, allocation is the court’s decision, by order, placing a defended claim on the appropriate case management route. In England and Wales, it is governed by the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) Part 26. Using information in the parties’ Directions Questionnaires (formerly allocation questionnaires) and any statements of value, the court typically allocates on the papers to one of four tracks: small claims, fast track, intermediate track, or multi-track. It considers factors such as monetary value, complexity, importance, remedies sought, number of parties, need for experts and expected trial length. The allocation order may include initial...

Statutory framework and practice for local authority social housing allocations in England and Wales: schemes, transfers, choice-based lettings, guidance and equality law

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Practice notes

The allocation of social housing by local housing authorities (LHAs) in England and Wales is regulated by Pt VI of the Housing Act 1996 (HA 1996).

HA 1996 brought together all prior statutes on the provision of social housing and has subsequently been substantially revised by the Homelessness Act 2002 (HA 2002), the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, the Localism Act 2011 (LA 2011), and the Housing (Wales) Act 2014. Further amendments have been made through the following statutory instruments:

Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010, SI 2010/866
Housing Act 1996 (Additional Preference for Armed Forces) (England) Regulations 2012, SI 2012/2989
Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013, SI 2013/630
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Order 2015, SI 2015/1321

Pt VI of HA 1996 (allocation) and Pt VII (homelessness) operate in tandem as related frameworks delivering two distinct routes to social housing assistance. Part VI focuses chiefly on the grant of introductory and secure tenancies, including flexible tenancies (see section 107A of the Housing Act 1985); Part VII is concerned with people who are homeless...

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