Agenda item

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

The Sub-Committee received a report of the Executive Director, Community & Children’s Services concerning local data analysis of the 2024 Rough Sleeping Snapshot that took place from 12:00AM 19 November 2024 to 4:00AM 20 November 2024.

It was noted that there was a typo in the introduction, and the final figure for 2024 was corrected to 86, which represents a 41% increase from the previous year's figure of 601.

One participant shared their positive experience of joining the team working with people on a day-to-day basis and praised the skill and approach of the workers. A significant part of the discussion revolved around the reasons for the increase in numbers. It was mentioned that the activation of the SWEP (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol) on the same day was unusual and might have contributed to the higher numbers. Additionally, the methodology for the street count had to be changed at the last minute due to capacity issues, which might have affected the results.

RESOLVED – That, the report be noted.