37. As the Committee’s report identifies, we are tracking progress against the national target to eliminate the unlawful use of B&B accommodation, by monitoring the number of families that are living in B&B accommodation for longer than six weeks. As part of the National Plan to End Homelessness, councils now need to set out how they plan to eliminate use of B&B accommodation that is unlawful and establish local targets for doing so. 38. The number of families placed in B&B for more than 6 weeks by each local authority is already published, and will be a key measure in the Local Outcomes Framework. Through the Plan, we have established routes to escalate, and intervene, to address poor performance and will not shy away from calling out councils, especially if they are not taking adequate steps to improve. 39. However, we are clear that we must not move families out of B&B into other poor-quality alternatives. We will use our expanded £30m Emergency Accommodation Reduction Programme to address a range of poor practice. In year 1, the vast majority of the £10m funding will be targeted on B&B use, as with the successful Pilots 25/26. However, alongside this focus on B&B, we will test approaches to improve quality more widely. We will look to expand this in the second and third year of funding, to have the strongest positive impact on children in temporary accommodation. 40. As set out in the National Plan to End Homelessness, councils should, wherever possible, seek to place homeless households within their area, except where there are clear benefits for the person seeking assistance in being housed elsewhere (for example, in cases of domestic abuse). Any placements out of area should seek to minimise disruption, in particular to health services, education and vital support networks. We are aware of instances of poor practice and are actively engaging with stakeholders on how we will address this. We will clarify what is suitable and make expectations on placing and receiving local councils clear. 41. As committed in the strategy, the department and Ministers have been working with stakeholders to identify what other forms of temporary accommodation or practice pose the greatest risks to the wellbeing and safety of children, and how we can monitor and how we can tackle them. Many of these are reflected in the report’s recommendations, and this is a key contribution to building the evidence base on these issues.