1. Apologies for Absence
2. Declarations of Interest
Members to indicate whether they will be declaring any
interests under the Code of Conduct
Members making a declaration of interest at a meeting of a
Committee or Council are required to disclose the existence and
nature of that interest. This requirement is not discharged by
merely declaring a personal interest without further
explanation.
3. Call-in of Community Services & Licensing
Committee Decision -
Single Homelessness Strategy for North Yorkshire and
Local Action Group
A copy of the call-in request is attached at
Appendix
1. (PDF, 44k)
At a meeting of the Community Services & Licensing
Committee held on 24 July 2008, the Housing Services Manager
submitted a report which sought Members' approval for a single
Homelessness Strategy for North Yorkshire and an associated local
Action Plan specific to Ryedale. The draft minute is set out
below:
The Homelessness Act 2002 required Local Housing Authorities
to have Homelessness Strategies in place. The purpose of these
strategies was to outline the ways in which Councils and their
partners work together to prevent homelessness and to provide
housing and support for the homeless.
Each individual district in North Yorkshire produced their own
separate Homelessness Strategies in 2003, however the Government
required that all these strategies be updated and replaced by 31
July 2008. Following the recommendations of the Audit Commission
and the North Yorkshire Strategic Housing Board individual
strategies had since been replaced by a single over-arching
strategy within individual action plans to reflect the detailed
actions and initiatives that were developed at district level in
order to achieve the sub-regional objectives.
The Housing Services Manager reported that the development of
a Single Homelessness Strategy for North Yorkshire was part of the
drive towards better joint working with North Yorkshire generally.
It would ensure a consistent approach across the County, the
sharing of best practice and the provision of preventative and
reactive services for homeless people.
Resolved
(a) That the draft single Homelessness
Strategy for North Yorkshire be approved.
(b) That the local (Ryedale) Homelessness
Action Plan be approved.
(c) That future decisions regarding the
Homelessness Strategy for North Yorkshire be delegated to the North
Yorkshire Strategic Housing Board.