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Report of the Assistant Director of Place (Economic Growth and Housing)

The Cabinet considered the report of the Assistant Director of Place (Economic Growth and Housing) indicating that the Homelessness Act 2002 required every Local Authority to publish a Homelessness Strategy at least every 5 years. The Strategy sought to tackle all forms of homelessness, including those owed a statutory duty.

Appendix A to the report set out the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-29.

Decisions Made:

That

(1)      the Council’s Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-29 be approved;

(2)      the Assistant Director of Place (Economic Growth and Housing), in consultation with Cabinet Member - Communities and Housing, be given delegated authority to put in place a Homelessness Strategy action plan, which would help deliver the strategy and monitor delivery; and

(3)      the Executive Director – People, in consultation with the Leader, be given delegated authority to make any typographical and presentation amendments to the Strategy.

Reasons for the Decisions:

The Homelessness Act 2002 required every Local Authority to publish a Homelessness Strategy at least every 5 years. The existing Strategy was published in January 2019 and was due to be renewed.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

The Homelessness Act 2002 made it a legal requirement for every Local Authority to carry out a homelessness review every 5 years, and to develop and publish a Homelessness Strategy based on the review. The only options related to the agreed contents of a Strategy.