65.As amended by this section, section 80 of the 2014 Act enables local housing authorities to refer applicants that are, or may be, entitled to help undersection 75 of the 2014 Act (as amended by the Act) or, in the case of people in custody, where the duty in section 66 of the 2014 Act (as amended by the Act) is or may be owed, provided the conditions for referral or any other circumstances prescribed in regulations are met.
66.Subsection (2B) inserted by this section provides that a referral can only take place before a local housing authority notifies an applicant that a duty under section 75 is owed to the applicant, with an exception for those in custody. This reflects section 81A(3) of the 2014 Act (as inserted by section 13).
67.The amendment of subsections (3) and removal of subsection (4) of section 80 of the 2014 Act by this section are consequential on section 81A of the 2014 Act (as inserted by section 13 of the Act) dealing with exemptions from referrals under section 80 of the 2014 Act.
68.Regulations made under section 80 of the 2014 Act (as amended by this section) are subject to the Senedd approval procedure.
Commentary on Sections Part 1 - Homelessness Section 11: Referral of cases to another local housing authority