This legislation has been repealed.
The aim of this Policy is to facilitate the establishment of:
(a) permanent group homes in which disabled persons or socially disadvantaged persons may lead as normal a life as possible by living permanently in an ordinary residential household environment, instead of in an institutional environment, and
(b) transitional group homes which provide temporary accommodation for disabled persons or socially disadvantaged persons in an ordinary residential household environment instead of in an institutional environment for purposes such as alcohol or drug rehabilitation,"half-way" rehabilitation for persons formerly living in institutions and refuges for men, women or young people.