Commentary on Sections Part 3 - Selective Licensing of Other Residential Accommodation Section 81: Designations under section 80: further considerations
221.Section 81 sets out further requirements that the LHA must consider before exercising the power to make designations under section 80. These are:
	ensuring the use of selective 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.