FOI Homeless training
Case reference FOI2025/00953
Received 29 October 2025
Published 22 November 2025
Request
I am also requesting training information for the team through freedom of information for
* homeless law training and updates to ensure up to date with law - 5 years
* DA homeless law training and update to ensure up to date with law- 5 years
* ASB homeless training and update to ensure up to date with law- 5 years
Tool box training completed for the teams over the last 5 years around homeless
Response
Homeless law training and updates to ensure up to date with law - 5 years
Seminar: Housing Advice for Ukrainian Nationals on Demand – 2022
Tenancies: the pitfalls of ending a tenancy – 2023
Andy Gale 2 Day Homeless Law Legislation Training – 2022 & 2024
Landlord and Tenant Law: Introductory on Demand – 2024
Discharging the Prevention & Relief Duties – 2024
Shelter Legal - Housing Law and Advice Foundation & Advanced – 2021 – 2025 (all new staff are placed on this training)
Seminar: Renters’ Rights Bill – Overview and Impact – 2025
Introduction to Personalised Housing Plans – 2025
Case law on s.189A assessments and personalised housing plans – 2025
Challenging Homeless Decisions - 2025
Housing or Homeless Application - The Difference - 2025
Housing Rights for Ex Offenders - 2025
Introduction to housing disrepair - 2025
Introductory and Starter Tenancies - 2025
Accelerated possession process – what happens? - 2025
Accommodation provided by employers - 2025
Affordability and Intentional Homelessness - 2025
Assured and Assured Shorthold Tenancies Section 8 Notices - 2025
Assured Tenancies - Grounds for Possession - 2025
Basic introduction to eligibility for housing assistance - 2025
Basic introduction to the habitual residence test - 2025
Damp and Mould: an overview - 2025
Discretionary housing payments - 2025
Ending the Relief Duty - 2025
Fixed and periodic – what do these terms mean? - 2025
Homelessness and section 21 notices - 2025
Homelessness Applications – 2025
Houses in Multiple Occupation: Mandatory Licenses - 2025
Illegal eviction: an overview - 2025
Intentional homelessness: an outline - 2025
Introduction to Homelessness - 2025
Introduction to housing law for beginners - 2025
Introduction to Local Connection - 2025
Introduction to Personalised Housing Plans - 2025
Introduction to Public Authorities Duty to Refer - 2025
Introduction to section 21 notices - 2025
Introduction to the debt respite breathing space scheme - 2025
Introductory tenancies: an overview - 2025
Joint tenancies the basics - 2025
Management transfers - 2025
Multiple and repeat homelessness applications - 2025
Overview of interim accommodation - 2025
Overview of temporary accommodation - 2025
Rent Increases for Private Tenants - 2025
Renting rights of non-tenant spouses or civil partners - 2025
Section 21 possession process - 2025
Secure tenancies - grounds for possession - 2025
Secure tenancies an overview - 2025
Tenants’ rights when a landlord dies - 2025
Tenants’ rights when a private landlord sells - 2025
The courts and case law: an overview - 2025
The Homeless Prevention Duty - 2025
The Homeless Relief Duty - 2025
The Ukraine Visa Schemes: information for housing workers - 2025
Timeline of local authority homeless duties - 2025
Understanding Homelessness and Housing: Local Authority Duties - 2025
DA homeless law training and update to ensure up to date with law- 5 years
Domestic abuse definition - overview – 2025
DAHA & DASH Training – 2025
ASB homeless training and update to ensure up to date with law- 5 years
This is all covered within ‘Homeless Law Training & Updates’ as referenced above as this is a caveat within the Housing Act/Code of Guidance/Legislation
Toolbox training completed for the teams over the last 5 years around homeless
Staff have access to Shelter Legal/Nearly Legal/Housing Reviews Ltd & Andy Gale for online resources/contact where necessary. MHCLG (Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government).
Newsletters/updates which are cascaded amongst the team. Quarterly Government Reports that are submitted are also checked and feedback is provided where necessary.
Documents
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