Homelessness Reduction Bill 2016–17

The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It amends the Housing Act 1996.[1] The Act started as a Private Member's Bill introduced by Conservative Member of Parliament for Harrow East Bob Blackman.[2]

Blackman was drawn second in the 2016 annual Parliamentary ballot for a Private Member's Bill and put together the bill in partnership with national homelessness charity, Crisis.[3] It was the first Private Member's Bill to be supported by a select committee.[4] After receiving Government support at second reading, it passed through all stages in Parliament unopposed in both Houses and received Royal Assent on 27 April 2017.[5]

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References
  1. "Homelessness Reduction Bill 2016-17 — UK Parliament". services.parliament.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. "MP's push to extend homeless safeguards gets cross-party support". TheGuardian.com. 24 October 2016.
  3. "No One Turned Away". Crisis. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  4. "Homelessness Reduction Bill supported by Committee". UK Parliament. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  5. "Homelessness Reduction Bill". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.


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