Vulnerable Adults – Parliamentary Written Answer

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State what steps he has put in place to monitor the movement of vulnerable people between local authority areas

Mr Prisk: In the context of homelessness, if a local authority secures accommodation in the district of another local authority, they are required by law to notify the other authority in writing within 14 days from the day the accommodation was made available to the applicant.   We recently consulted on how best to strengthen requirements in relation to the location of accommodation via the proposed Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2012 which will help prevent households being placed miles away from their local area. We will also be monitoring cases where a homelessness duty is ended through the Localism Act and a person becomes homeless again in their new district within two years.

In addition, the Department collects data on the number of households in temporary accommodation in another local authority district and referrals of households with no local connection.