Footnotes
1. The Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 that incorporated the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977
2. The NHS and Community Care Act 1990 (implemented in 1993) and the Children (Scotland) Act 1995
3. Chapter 9 para 9.32 of the Scottish Executive (2005) Code of Guidance on Homelessness
4. This number is less than the overall number of pro formas returned. However, some pro formas related to applications made outwith the relevant timescale, while some related to cases where there was a non-priority determination. These pro formas were not included in the analysis.
5. It should be noted that these figures vary slightly from those reported in the published figures for 2003-04 which reported 1002 households assessed as intentionally homeless. These figures also include households assessed as potentially intentionally homeless. The difference between the published figures and those reported here are accounted for by the fact that the database is continually updated as returns are submitted.
6. Comparable information for the year 2001-02 is not available
7. Scottish Executive (2001) Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland 1990-01 to 2000-01: National and Local Authority Analyses: Supplementary Tables 1990/91 to 2000/01
HSG/2003/5 Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: National and Local Authority Analyses 2002-03
8 .Lack of comparability is due to the lack of information on the number of children in households accepted as priority homeless.
9 .Scottish Executive. Information on households applying taken from HSG/2004/5 Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: National and Local Authority Analyses 2003-04.
10. The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Housing Support Services) Regulations came in to effect in 2002. These specify the range of services that are eligible for SP grant funding that are now incorporated within Operational Guidance.
11. Hostels provide emergency/temporary or transitional accommodation; either or both, board or shared facilities for the preparation of food; accommodation for a minimum of six residents; staff services including supervision, housing advice and support services and the use of occupancy agreements (Ann Rosengard Associates with Scottish Health Feedback, 2001)
12. Only one local authority identified a medium sized hostel (25 to 49 places)
13. This figure may have been higher as 7 pro formas had this page missing. A further 2 pro formas did not state whether or not temporary accommodation was provided
14. The researchers concluded that while there is no commonly agreed definition of intermediate, it can be taken to infer the notion of transition. As such 'intermediate' accommodation could be defined as accommodation available to homeless people on a fixed or temporary basis.
15. 17 authorities provided information on funding of local authority hostels; 8 provided information on housing association hostels and 12 provided information on voluntary sector hostels.
16. www.Bibic.co.uk : The impact of ASBO's on children's rights and Bibic's campaign were covered in Private Eye: Issue No 1138: 5-18 August 2005
17. This number is less than the overall number of pro formas returned. However, some pro formas related to applications made outwith the relevant timescale, while some related to cases where there was a non-priority determination. These pro formas were not included in the analysis.
18. Statistical Bulletin; Housing Series: HSG/2005/4:Housing Trends in Scotland: quarter ending 31st March 2005
19. The Scottish Executive Statistical Bulletin Housing Series 2004/05
20. The Council's Housing Needs Study