Agenda item

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

The Sub Committee considered a report of the Interim Director of Community and Children’s Services on the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2023 to 27.

It was discussed that the strategy should emphasize the importance of the individual and that coproduction under weaved all works.

In response to questions from a Member about the contents of the Strategy, Members were informed that an Action Plan was being produced and would address these concerns. The Action Plan   would be presented to a future meeting of the Sub-Committee as it was still being developed in consultation with partners and services users. The Strategy focused on how needs and priorities and the Action Plan would provide more detail on this.

Members requested to look at the Strategy in greater detail to gain a deeper understanding and discuss where action related to outcome and how that was measured.

An Officer stated that the comments of the Sub-Committee could be reflected when the Strategy was considered by the grand Committee and suggested that the approval of the strategy would be delayed as it would not impact the work on this. The Strategy could be submitted to a future meeting of the Sub-Committee along with the Action Plan when completed.

RESOLVED –

            1)         That Members would have an informal meeting with Officers to further discuss the strategy

            2)         That the Strategy and Action Plan be submitted together to a future meeting of the Sub-Committee.