Agenda item

Severe Weather Emergency Protocol Planning 2020-21

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:

 

  • The Severe Weather Emergency Protocol for 2020/21 took account of Government, Public Health England and City and Hackney Public Health guidance on the provision of emergency accommodation and shared air spaces. As in previous years, existing supported provision would be used and this would be supplemented by hotel rooms.  The Severe Weather Emergency Protocol would be activated whenever the forecast temperature was expected to drop below zero centigrade in any London local authority area.  Activation rested with the Greater London Authority which instructed homelessness leads in each local authority but local authorities retained the right to activate the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol at their own discretion.

 

RESOLVED, that the update be noted.

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