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INTRODUCTION
1. We were appointed by the Scottish Executive in May 2002 to support and monitor the implementation of the recommendations of the Homelessness Task Force and report to Ministers - as recommended by the Task Force. Our membership and remit is listed at Appendix A. Three subgroups of the Monitoring Group have also been established to focus on the following areas:
- Planning for the abolition of the priority need distinction by 2012.
- Awareness raising and best practice.
- Planning for implementation of the new accommodation and support regime for intentionally homeless households.
2. This is our third report. It:
- Reviews the progress made across the country in delivering the recommendations of the Homelessness Task Force, with a particular focus on progress made in the time since our last report to Ministers was published in April 2005. As with our previous reports, it should be noted that we are reporting progress made by the Group and its subgroups but also by a wide range of delivery partners;
- Sets out arrangements put in place to monitor the effects of implementation of the recommendations; and our understanding of the effects of these changes - reflecting analytical work carried out to support the production of the Ministerial Statement on the Abolition of Priority Need which was published in December 2005; and
- Sets out the key areas of work for the Monitoring Group and its subgroups for 2006-07.
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