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What does ACT mean? In corporate and banking practice, ACT usually refers to the Association of Corporate Treasurers, the UK-based professional body for corporate treasury professionals, rather than a statutory “Act”. It is not defined in legislation or case law; the acronym is market terminology used in transaction documents and governance materials. The Association of Corporate Treasurers promotes professional standards in liquidity management, funding, cash and risk management, foreign exchange and derivatives. It publishes guidance and a code of ethics and awards recognised qualifications (including AMCT and FCT). In legal contexts, references to “ACT-qualified” personnel or to ACT good practice may appear in treasury policies,...

Pre-3 April 2018 local housing authority homelessness duties in England and Wales (archived): HA 1996 and Housing (Wales) Act 2014—prevention, relief, full duty and discharge

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Practice notes

ARCHIVED: This PrACTice Note is archived and is no longer maintained.

The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 (Commencement and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2018, SI 2018/167, were made on 8 February 2018, and the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 (HRA 2017) took legal effect in its entirety on 3 April 2018.

This introduced a major statutory shift to the obligations of local housing authorities in England under the Housing Act 1996, aligning the position more closely with that operating in Wales then.

This Practice Note stays pertinent only to applications submitted before 3 April 2018.

For information on the principal housing duties for applications after 3 April 2018 in England, see Practice Note Homelessness—assisting the homeless post-3 April 2018.

This Practice Note reflects Law prior to 3 April 2018 and is not maintained now.

Homelessness duties in England and Wales

This Practice Note outlines clearly the principal homelessness duties owed by local housing authorities (LHA) in both England and Wales before 3 April 2018.

The categories of applicant included and the help provided vary between England and Wales, yet each must secure accommodation for particular applicants who are homeless...

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Lucie Bryan

Walker Morris

Lucie qualified in 2001 and joined the Housing Litigation and Management Team at Walker Morris in January 2017.Lucie's dual qualification as a solicitor and environmental health officer provides her with a unique wealth of knowledge and experience in the housing arena.Lucie has extensive housing litigation experience having represented both landlords and tenants in a wide range of matters including possession claims on grounds of rental arrears, housing conditions and prolific antisocial behaviour; injunctions; homelessness judicial review; hoarding, harassment, illegal eviction and disrepair claims and counterclaims. She has dealt with complex cases involving Human Rights and Equality Act issues and proceedings against tenants without capacity, requiring liaison with the official solicitor....

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