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Commons · Question 26514 · Tabled 2 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2026

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Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure Councils are able to access the statutory arbitration process for resolving which council is responsible for a homeless household when 1) a ref

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Answered by Florence Eshalomi, 10 Sep 2026

Where there are disputes between the notifying authority and the notified authority over which authority should be responsible for an applicant, the Homelessness (Decisions on Referrals) Order 1998 sets out a process for resolving the dispute. In these ci...