Decision details
Housing Services Temporary Accommodation Placement Policy
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Homes and Planning
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
This policy articulates how temporary accommodation is supplied and allocated in order to meet our statutory duties to eligible homeless households.
Decision:
The Cabinet Member agrees that the Temporary Accommodation (TA) Placement Policy is adopted.
Reasons for the decision:
The provision of TA is a statutory duty. Recent caselaw has confirmed the need for Councils to have an adopted policy which articulates how TA will be utilised.
Alternative options considered:
None
Publication date: 30/09/2016
Date of decision: 27/09/2016
Effective from: 08/10/2016
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