The report of the Strategic Director Place (Document “AF”) outlines the development of a refreshed Homelessness and Rough Sleeping strategy for the district. The strategy sets out the vision, themes and priority actions identified for tackling homelessness and rough sleeping over the next five years. The strategy has been drafted as a high-level framework to guide and influence the policies and delivery programmes of partners and stakeholders.

Recommended -

(1)          That the Bradford Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2020-2025 be endorsed.

(2)       That the support provided by partners in developing the strategy be noted, and the significant contribution that will be provided by housing, homelessness and other partners in implementing this strategy be acknowledged.

(3)       That Strategic Director Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder, is delegated authority to undertake monitoring and implementation of this strategy.

(Regeneration and Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee)

(Sarah Holmes – 01274 432591)

Resolved -

(1)          That the Bradford Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2020-2025 be endorsed.

(2)       That the support provided by partners in developing the strategy be noted, and the significant contribution that will be provided by housing, homelessness and other partners in implementing this strategy be acknowledged.

(3)       That Strategic Director Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder, is delegated authority to undertake monitoring and implementation of this strategy.

ACTION: Strategic Director Place             (Sarah Holmes – 01274 432591)

The report of the Strategic Director Place (Document “AF”) outlined the development of a refreshed Homelessness and Rough Sleeping strategy for the district. The strategy set out the vision, themes and priority actions identified for tackling homelessness and rough sleeping over the next five years. The strategy had been drafted as a high-level framework to guide and influence the policies and delivery programmes of partners and stakeholders.

The Strategic Director welcomed the input from the Regeneration & Environment  Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Health and Wellbeing Board and noted the desire for all services to work collaboratively.  It was noted that a wide range of organisations had been involved in producing the strategy that had a strategic emphasis on partnership working and an ambition of striving to end homelessness and rough sleeping.

The Regeneration, Planning and Transport portfolio holder noted that every year since 2010 there had been more approaches to the Council from people who were either homeless or threatened with homelessness.  He added that this was a national scandal, the Council was doing what it could to address this and that encouraging results had been achieved through the Council funded pilot project.

Resolved -

(1)          That the Bradford Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2020-2025 be endorsed.

(2)       That the support provided by partners in developing the strategy be noted, and the significant contribution that will be provided by housing, homelessness and other partners in implementing this strategy be acknowledged.

(3)       That Strategic Director Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder, is delegated authority to undertake monitoring and implementation of this strategy.

ACTION: Strategic Director Place

Overview & Scrutiny Committee: Regeneration and Environment   

Councillor Hinchcliffe in the Chair