Venue: Virtual meeting. The meeting can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/YFfzUVo5nL0
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Apologies Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Alderman Vincent Keaveny, Natasha Lloyd-Owen, Henrika Priest and Ruby Sayed. |
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Members Declarations under the Code of Conduct Minutes: There were no declarations. |
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To agree the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 1 October 2020. Minutes: RESOLVED, that the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 1 October 2020 be approved. |
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Outstanding Actions PDF 117 KB Report of the Town Clerk. Minutes: Members received the Sub Committee’s outstanding actions list and the following updates were noted:
RESOLVED, that outstanding actions be noted. |
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Mental Health and Rough Sleeping PDF 156 KB Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.
A presentation will be given as part of this agenda item and Committee Members are requested to read the linked report. Minutes: The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services in respect of mental health and rough sleeping and heard a presentation of the Nurse Consultant of the Rough Sleeping Adult Mental Health Project (RAMHP) and the following points were made:
· The RAMHP formed part of the Mayor for London’s action plan for reducing homelessness in London and operated across the City of London and London Boroughs of Hackney, Newham and Tower Hamlets. The project aimed to improve the mental health of people who slept rough and worked directly with Street Outreach Teams to raise mental health awareness and response. Targeted assessments were undertaken for individuals who were referred to appropriate health and social care services. The majority of assessments were completed by Senior and Mental Health practitioners, although a Consultant Psychiatrist worked within the team one day a week and provided expert medical treatment and support for the most complex cases. The RAMHP Team accessed mental services across the Boroughs in which it operated and was able to refer individuals to the Mental Health Crisis Pathway.
· During 2020, the RAMHP Team had led the mental health COVID-19 response for homeless hotels in the City and the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Newham, and had participated in Task and Action, London-wide Challenge Groups and High-Risk Panels Groups. The RAMHP Project had been established as a two-year project which aimed to develop an effective model of care across the wider system but conversations were underway with local health providers around funding the project beyond its current end date of 31 March 2022.
The Chairman thanked the Nurse Consultant of the Rough Sleeping Adult Mental Health Project (RAMHP) for her excellent presentation.
RESOLVED, that the report and presentation be noted. |
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Rough Sleeping Data Q2 2020/21 PDF 127 KB Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services. Additional documents: Minutes: The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services in respect of rough sleeper data for Quarter 2 2020/21 and the following points were made:
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Severe Weather Emergency Protocol Planning 2020-21 PDF 126 KB Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services. Minutes: The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services outlining planning for the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol 2020/21 and the following point was made:
RESOLVED, that the update be noted. |
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Supporting European Union (EU) nationals with No Recourse to Public Funds PDF 217 KB Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services. Minutes: The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services on supporting European Union nationals with no recourse to public funds and the following points were made:
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City of London Police Update The Commissioner of the City of London Police to be heard. Minutes:
RESOLVED, that the update be noted. |
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Questions on Matters Relating to the Work of the Committee Minutes: There was one question.
A Member noted that upcoming design changes were planned for City gardens and queried whether rough sleeping should be considered in relation to this, such as clear signposting to support services. The Head of Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeping confirmed that he would be happy to contribute to any consultation on the design of public spaces. |
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Any Other Business that the Chairman considers Urgent Minutes: There were two items of other business.
The Head of Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeping reported that the annual street count had been undertaken using an abbreviated methodology combining a spotlight count with a multi-agency meeting, which had allowed an informed estimate to be agreed and submitted in line with Government requirements.
The Chairman thanked Officers for a recent Briefing Session for Members on local issues arising from drugs and alcohol misuse which had been helpful in identifying the support needs of some homeless and rough sleeping individuals. |
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Exclusion of the Public MOTION – that, under Section 100(a) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act Minutes: RESOLVED, that under Section 100(a) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.
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Non-Public Minutes To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 1 October 2020 Minutes: RESOLVED, that the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 1 October 2020 be approved. |
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Carter Lane - Transitional Planning Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services. Minutes: |
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Growth Programme Update The Director of Community and Children’s Services to be heard. Minutes: |
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City of London Police Non-Public Update The Commissioner of the City of London Police to be heard. Minutes: |
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Questions relating to the Work of the Sub-Committee while the Public are Excluded Minutes: |
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Any Other Business that the Chairman considers Urgent whilst the Public are Excluded Minutes: There was one item of other business. |