Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 3
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Mandate local authorities to conduct mandatory temporary accommodation inspections and publish annual reports.
Recommendation
Some local authorities are not taking sufficient account of the needs of children and families when making decisions on temporary accommodation placements. Many local authorities do not carry out any regular inspections of the conditions in the accommodation they use to house families. This is unacceptable. (Conclusion, Paragraph 26) The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government must require all local authorities in England to carry out mandatory inspections of housing before it is first used as temporary accommodation, and whenever new residents are placed in the property. All local authorities should publish annual reports online to set out an overview of the main findings of these 43 inspections. The Government should provide additional funding, in line with the new burdens doctrine, to local authorities to ensure that they can carry out and report on these inspections. (Recommendation, Paragraph 26) Bed & Breakfast temporary accommodation
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 June 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗