Press Release
Published on 7 October 2020
Archived on 7 November 2020
Warwickshire County Council and partners including North Warwickshire Borough Council, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, Rugby Borough Council, Warwick District Council and Stratford-on-Avon District Council, Warwickshire Police, Probation and the NHS, have formed a Homelessness Strategic Board, in a bid to prevent homelessness across the county.
The new collective will work to the principles of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 - which introduced fundamental changes to how Local Authorities assess and assist homeless applicants. The intention of the Act is to give a greater focus on prevention.
In line with the working objectives of the Act, the Homelessness Strategic Board and its partners, will look to incorporate five overarching, strategic priorities, which include:
The Homelessness Strategic Board is seeking views on the overarching priorities and recommendations within the draft strategy. We're interested in hearing from a wide range of partners, including members of the public, statutory partners and representatives from the community and voluntary sector.
To give your views on the draft strategy, please visit Ask Warwickshire and search for Draft Warwickshire Homelessness Strategy (www.warwickshire.gov.uk/ask).
The strategy engagement period will be from the 5th of October, until the 1st of November. Should you have any specific queries, please contact emilyfernandez@warwickshire.gov.uk.
The Homelessness Strategic Board is aiming to publish the final strategy in Spring 2021.
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Elizabeth House, Church Street,
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire,
CV37 6HX
Tel: 01789 267575
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