 The Police Act 1976 set up a Police Complaints Board "to formalise the procedure for dealing with public complaints".The Education Act 1976 limited the taking up of independent and direct grant school places and required all local authorities who had failed to do so "to submit proposals for comprehensive schools", while the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 extended local council responsibility "to provide accommodation for homeless people in their area," and instituted the right of homeless families to a permanent local council tenancy.In addition, efforts were made under the Environment Secretary Peter Shore to redistribute resources toward deprived urban areas.