Commentary on Sections Part 2 – Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation Section 57: Designations under section 56: further considerations
182.Section 57 sets out further requirements that the LHA must consider before extending licensing to additional categories of HMO. These are:
	- ensuring the use of additional licensing is in accordance with the LHA's overall housing strategy and is part of a co-ordinated approach to deal with wider issues such as anti-social behaviour;
	examining whether there are other courses of action that could be used to deal with the problems identified (e.g. voluntary accreditation schemes) and
	concluding that additional licensing, whether on its own or in conjunction with other policies, will make a significant contribution to dealing with the problems.
183.Subsection (5) provides a definition of anti-social behaviour for the purposes of the Act.