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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,...

Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 (England): prevention and relief duties, assessments and personalised housing plans, interim/main accommodation, deliberate non-co-operation, PRSOs, ending duties and reviews

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Homelessness legislation

Part VII of the Housing act 1996 (HA 1996) forms the main legal framework for preventing homelessness and for assisting people who are threatened with, or already facing, homelessness. The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 (hra 2017) took effect on 3 April 2018, making major changes to England’s homelessness law. Local housing authorities (LHAs) must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State when carrying out their homelessness functions. The current statutory guidance was first published in 2018 and is updated on a regular basis. The updated system places obligations on local authorities to act earlier within their areas to stop homelessness arising. It also requires LHAs to offer homelessness services to all those affected, not only those considered to have ‘priority need’. These include:

an expanded prevention duty that increases the period during which a household is regarded as threatened with homelessness from 28 to 56 days, requiring LHAs to work with people sooner to prevent homelessness (‘the prevention duty’)
a new duty for those already homeless, under which LHAs will support households for 56 days to relieve their homelessness by helping them to secure...

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Elizabeth England

Employed as a housing case worker in 2015 at award winning legal aid practice Turpin & Miller Solicitors in Oxford, trained and later became head of the housing team. After a series of high-profile cases, she moved to north-west specialist housing firm Pearson & Johnson Solicitors advising and representing local authorities and registered social landlords. Whilst there she obtained Higher Rights and conducted advocacy on behalf of the firm in the range of housing law issues. In 2014 was invited to join London chambers 42 Bedford Row to work with a specialist housing law team. Now represents a range of clients from inner-London borough councils to private clients in the full spectrum of housing law. Elizabeth provides regular training to the London Borough Legal Association. Recent cases include Obtaining and enforcing possession orders for...

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