Agenda item

Report of the Executive Director, Community and Children’s Services.

Please note a non-public appendix at agenda item 39.

The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director, Community and Children’s Services, concerning how and why the City of London delivers a Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) and the methodology currently in use.

The following points were noted:

• The Committee was presented with three options for delivering a more resilient swept model in the future.
• It was noted that option A was to change nothing, Option B retained current service delivery but described how an increased budget offers greater flexibility and reduces the risk of departmental overspend, and Option C set out a more comprehensive swept model designed to meet current and future swept demands.
• Members were informed that the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Sub-Committee supports Option C and recommended this option to the Community and Children's Services Committee for consideration.
• It was noted that an endorsement of Option C meant that Members were supporting the progression of this proposal via the Resource Allocation Sub-Committee as part of a future budget setting process.

RESOLVED – That Members endorse the recommendation made by the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Sub-Committee to progress option C as outlined in the report.