Decision details

Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy (2019-2024) Update

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The draft Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy will be coming to November Cabinet for information only. It is currently out to the Homelessness Partnership for consultation until 23 October.

Decision:

RESOLVED (unanimously) that the Cabinet agreed to note the current consultation exercise and approach in regard to tackling homelessness and the priorities set out in the draft document.

Reasons for the decision:

The Homelessness Act 2002 requires the Council to carry out a review of homelessness to inform the production of a homelessness strategy every 5 years. The draft Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy 2019-24 meets this requirement.

Alternative options considered:

None.

Report author: Graham Sabourn

Publication date: 07/11/2019

Date of decision: 07/11/2019

Decided at meeting: 07/11/2019 - Cabinet

Effective from: 15/11/2019

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