Catalogue description Department of the Environment: Homelessness Policy Division; registered files (HPD series)

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Reference: AT 152
Title: Department of the Environment: Homelessness Policy Division; registered files (HPD series)
Description:

Records relating to the policy on the prevention and relief of homelessness, including guidance to local authorities and the voluntary sector.

Date: 1993-2001
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: HPD
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 1997-2001

Homelessness Policy Division, 1992-1996

Physical description: 119 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

Department for Communities and Local Government , from 2019

Custodial history: 1988-1996 - Department of Environment; 1997-2001 - Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions; 2001-2002 - Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions; 2002-2006 - Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; 2006-2018 - Department for Communities and Local Government; 2018 onwards Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Accumulation dates: 1992-1997
Accruals: Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

HPD (Homelessness Policy Division) was set up in 1992 by splitting HMP, the other half forming HMEA. It had responsibility for homelessness, including refugee housing and rough sleepers, housing mobility, housing aspects of community care and special needs housing, gypsy sites policy, cash incentive schemes, grants to voluntary sector organisations to prevent or relieve homelessness and the Task Force on Government Department’s Empty Houses. In 1996 HPD was replaced by the Homelessness and Housing Management Division (HHM) which used the HM prefix.

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