Scotland Act 2003 were exercised in 2004 tobring into force the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2004.As a consequenceof this Order, local authorities placing homeless households with children orpregnant women into temporary accommodation must ensure that such accommodationcomplies with the standards set out in the Order unless exceptional circumstances(also defined in the Order) apply.Six-monthlyofficial statistics bulletins on homelessness are published by the Executive,and the latest bulletin can be found at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/03/12095510/0.Information onlocal authorities’ offers, and homeless households’ take-up, of temporaryaccommodation as well as monitoring of local authorities’ compliance with the orderis reported in the bulletins.