Issue - meetings

Derbyshire Homelessness Out of Hours Service

Meeting: 09/09/2021 - Cabinet (Item 51)

Derbyshire Homelessness Out of Hours Service

Report of Councillor A Powell, Portfolio Holder for Housing, Communities and Communications

Key Decision                                                                                         (Paragraph 3)

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED - That Cabinet endorsed Delegated Decision DD/047/21/LP to commission a new Homeless Out of Hours service, in conjunction with 8 other local authorities in Derbyshire.

 

REASONS FOR DECISION - To ensure that a Homeless Out of Hours Service is in place to protect vulnerable people when the Council offices are closed.

 

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - The option to provide the service in-house was considered but rejected, for the reasons specified in the report.

 

This is a Key Decision.  The call-in period for the decision will run until Monday 20 September 2021

 

 

Minutes:

Cabinet was asked to support a Delegated Decision to commission a new Homeless Out of Hours Service in conjunction with eight other Derbyshire local authorities. The reasons for the Decision were explained to Members. Cabinet discussed the Delegated Decision and agreed to support it.

 

RESOLVED - That Cabinet endorsed Delegated Decision DD/047/21/LP to commission a new Homeless Out of Hours service, in conjunction with 8 other local authorities in Derbyshire.

 

REASONS FOR DECISION - To ensure that a Homeless Out of Hours Service is in place to protect vulnerable people when the Council offices are closed.

 

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - The option to provide the service in-house was considered but rejected, for the reasons specified in the report.

(Paragraph 3)