Issue - meetings
Homelessness Strategy
Meeting: 19/05/2022 - Cabinet (Item 102)
102 County Wide Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 
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Report of Councillor C Renwick, Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Safety
Additional documents:
- Item 5 - App 1 Derbyshire Homelessness Strategy, item 102
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- Item 5 - App 2 - Policy Framework and Legislative Background, item 102
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Decision:
RESOLVED - That Cabinet endorsed the County Wide Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy.
REASONS FOR DECISION – To allow the Council to meet the needs of those with multiple and complex needs and the coming issues related to the increases in the cost of living.
OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED – The option of proceeding with our own homelessness strategy was considered but rejected for the reasons explained in the report.
Please note that this was not a Key Decision so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.
Minutes:
Members were asked to endorse the county-wide Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy for Derbyshire. Cabinet heard how the Council had played a key role in developing the Strategy, in close collaboration with the other District and Borough authorities in Derbyshire, the NHS, Social Care providers and the Criminal Justice System. Through the Strategy the different agencies would collectively try to prevent homelessness through early interventions, end rough sleeping and offer sustainable long term support, to help prevent people from becoming homeless again.
Cabinet discussed the Strategy. Members welcomed the County-wide commitment by the District and Borough Councils and other agencies to take collective action. Cabinet noted how this commitment reflected the collaborative approach which they had developed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Members also welcomed the Council’s contribution to developing the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy and thanked the relevant officers for their efforts.
RESOLVED
That Cabinet endorsed the County Wide Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy.
REASONS FOR DECISION – To allow the Council to meet the needs of those with multiple and complex needs and the coming issues related to the increases in the cost of living.
OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED – The option of proceeding with our own homelessness strategy was considered but rejected for the reasons explained in the report.