Part 4: Local authority support Section 60: Guidance
This section places a duty on the Secretary of State to issue guidance to local authorities in England relating to the exercise of their functions under Part 4 (subsection (1)) and enables the Secretary of State to revise the guidance from time to time (subsection (3)). Local authorities are under a duty to have regard to the guidance when exercising functions under this Part (subsection (2)). The purpose of this guidance is to assist local authorities in the delivery of support to victims of domestic abuse and their children in safe accommodation. Any guidance issued under this section and any revisions to the guidance must be published (subsection (6)).
	This section also places a duty on the Secretary of State to consult with the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, local authorities and other such persons the Secretary of State considers appropriate before issuing or revising such guidance (subsection (4)), except where the proposed revisions to the guidance are insubstantial (subsection (5)).