Decision details

Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

A strategy setting out the council's approach to tackling and preventing homelessness and rough sleeping in Allerdale.

Decisions:

The subject of the decision

 

The Chief Officer Place and Governance submitted a report which sought members approval of a new Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeping Strategy for 2022-27.

 

Councillor M Fitzgerald moved the recommendation as per the report; this was seconded by Councillor J Lister. The motion was unanimously agreed.

 

Alternative options considered

 

None.

 

The reason for the decision

 

The 2002 Homelessness Act required local authorities to conduct a review of homelessness and develop a homelessness strategy at least every five years.

 

The decision

 

Resolved

 

That the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy for 2022-2027, as presented at Appendix A, be approved.

 

Report author: Alex FitzGerald

Publication date: 20/04/2022

Date of decision: 20/04/2022

Decided at meeting: 20/04/2022 - Executive

Effective from: 04/05/2022

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