Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: National and Local Authority Analyses 2005-06

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Table 21 Local authority action 1 by assessment decision and local authority area: 2005-06

All cases closed during period

Contact lost prior to discharge of duty %

Contact maintained until discharge of duty

Priority homeless

Non-priority homeless

Not homeless

Number

Accommodation offered

Number

Accommodation offered

Number

Accommodation offered

Permanent %

Temporary %

Permanent %

Temporary %

Permanent %

Temporary %

Scotland 2

56,410

26

24,497

72

10

8,619

10

33

4,455

4

9

Aberdeen City

1,988

43

707

81

17

313

1

98

60

-

3

Aberdeenshire

1,346

22

505

66

25

229

4

82

179

2

18

Angus 3

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

Argyll & Bute

1,008

29

349

84

7

168

19

40

32

6

6

Clackmannanshire

1,103

39

391

77

10

106

5

1

85

-

1

Dumfries & Galloway

1,501

20

672

86

8

236

4

56

132

1

17

Dundee City

1,352

40

374

91

*

88

24

19

14

-

-

East Ayrshire

1,186

12

514

82

9

281

40

44

129

-

8

East Dunbartonshire

523

19

229

79

10

73

37

18

121

4

24

East Lothian

1,161

18

403

82

7

251

7

23

257

5

4

East Renfrewshire

353

10

199

70

25

86

15

70

27

-

26

Edinburgh, City of

4,961

17

2,994

87

*

933

11

1

117

-

1

Eilean Siar

210

14

89

76

18

42

14

83

10

-

10

Falkirk 3

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

Fife

4,052

28

1,270

69

5

995

1

15

403

8

5

Glasgow City

11,252

36

5,478

54

19

878

7

34

650

3

1

Highland

2,372

27

796

76

13

663

7

75

120

5

23

Inverclyde

1,076

33

411

89

2

131

8

6

79

6

4

Midlothian

361

1

242

43

2

100

4

38

17

-

-

Moray

1,072

22

233

82

5

283

3

14

192

3

6

North Ayrshire

1,397

26

590

80

6

168

4

6

164

1

3

North Lanarkshire

4,003

16

2,158

84

6

606

24

26

384

5

24

Orkney

178

25

51

73

18

16

44

44

14

-

7

Perth & Kinross

1,090

29

385

87

4

186

5

20

95

7

12

Renfrewshire

1,357

13

393

87

3

77

14

16

291

3

1

Scottish Borders, The

885

24

304

81

4

150

5

31

103

2

2

Shetland

133

17

37

57

16

11

27

27

8

-

-

South Ayrshire

823

40

221

85

5

106

52

15

111

17

14

South Lanarkshire

2,370

19

1,081

81

1

442

9

3

182

4

2

Stirling

999

36

282

62

34

123

6

89

100

-

17

West Dunbartonshire

2,141

45

782

84

4

129

9

16

87

1

3

West Lothian

1,638

4

1,020

44

2

382

9

3

143

2

1

Scotland

2002-03

45,553

21

20,666

59

23

9,159

8

25

4,027

6

8

2003-04

50,308

21

23,096

61

19

9,611

10

34

3,993

5

8

2004-05

53,619

28

22,472

72

9

8,415

10

29

4,414

4

8

Notes: Data on actions reported for cases closed during period, excluding resolved prior to assessment. A more detailed version of this table is available on the Housing Statistics website.
1. Actions reported here relate to offers of accommodation by local authorities. Other actions taken by local authorities include referral to another local authority or the provision of advice and assistance.
2. Counts include estimates for Angus and Falkirk based on previous data.
3. Data for 2005-06 missing due to technical difficulties in submitting HL1 data.

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