Decision details

To seek approval for the Council to confirm its agreement to sign up to the Lincolnshire Housing Authority Guidance on Local Connection for Prison Leavers.

That approval is granted for the Council to sign up to the Lincolnshire Housing Authority Guidance on Local Connection for Prison Leavers.

This guidance ensures that the prison resettlement teams and probation services understand that Lincolnshire Housing Authorities are all following the same guidance with respect to prison leaver referrals.

The guidance provides clear information to the Prison Service regarding how Lincolnshire Local Housing Authorities manage homelessness applications and referrals for prison leavers in respect of local connection and how any disputes will be managed.

The guidance does not change what the Council is required to do by legislation it provides clear guidance to prison resettlement teams and probation services regarding the information they need to gain from the prison leaver to enable the organisations to contact the relevant local authority as they have a duty to refer prison leavers.