Civil & Administrative

#2026/133Aile İçi Şiddet (Koruma) (İskoçya) Yasası 2021 (Sonuçsal ve Ek Değişiklikler) Yönetmelikleri 2026

🇬🇧United Kingdom··Statutory Instrument·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The 2026 Regulations update certain parts of the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 to help enforce its provisions. This includes changes to housing laws that affect how domestic abuse survivors can access housing support. The changes aim to provide better protection and support for individuals experiencing domestic abuse.

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Key Changes

  • Amendments to housing laws to support domestic abuse survivors
  • Changes to sections 14 and 16 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001
  • Implementation of sections 2 and 3 of the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Housing authorities must amend their processes to comply with amended sections 14 and 16 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 as modified by Section 22 of the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021

Local housing authorities in Scotland
operational
high

Housing authorities must update their policies and procedures to reflect changes to Schedule 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 concerning domestic abuse survivor housing support

Local housing authorities in Scotland
operational
high

Relevant public bodies must implement enforcement provisions supporting the commencement of sections 2, 3, and 22 of the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021

Scottish public authorities responsible for domestic abuse protection enforcement
operational

Affected Parties

Domestic abuse survivorsHousing authorities+1 more…

Tags

domestic abuse,housing,Scotland