A local housing authority in England must prepare and publish a strategy (a "tenancy strategy") setting out the matters to which the registered providers of social housing for its district are to have regard in formulating policies relating to—
The tenancy strategy must summarise those policies or explain where they may be found.
A local housing authority must have regard to its tenancy strategy in exercising its housing management functions.
A local housing authority must publish its tenancy strategy before the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which this section comes into force.
A local housing authority must keep its tenancy strategy under review, and may modify or replace it from time to time.
If a local housing authority modifies its tenancy strategy, it must publish the modifications or the strategy as modified (as it considers appropriate).
A local housing authority must—
In this section and section 151 (preparation of tenancy strategy)—