Agenda item

Rough Sleeping Winter Campaign/Alternative Giving Awareness Raising Campaign

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services Committee.

Minutes:

Members received a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services which provided an update on the Winter Awareness Campaign and plans for the Alternative Giving Campaign.  During the discussion on this item the following points were noted:

 

Cheapside had been chosen for the ‘tap’ pilot, given the number of issues in this area.  The data from Parkguards, as discussed earlier on this agenda, would help to inform the location of future devices.

 

This pilot would not be an extension of the GLA’s and unique to the City Corporation. The message from the promotion would be to encourage rough sleepers to move off the street.

 

Officers were engaging with one large Supermarket and Members suggested that this extend to others, once the pilot had concluded. 

 

A PR campaign was planned for the installation and rollout and this would include City Matters; City AM and the Cheapside Business Alliance.  Members suggested using local press as much as possible.

 

RESOLVED, that – the report be noted.

 

 

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