Submitted on Saturday 3rd March 2018
Rejected on Friday 9th March 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
SWEP should be legal requirement. Accommodate rough sleepers in freezing weather
SWEP severe weather emergency protocol where councils offer rough sleepers emergency accommodation in bad weather is not a legal requirement. SWEP won’t open until there has been 3 consecutive nights where the weather has dropped below freezing. SWEP details are not published online on one website.
Guidance about SWEP for Councils
https://www.homeless.org.uk/our-work/resources/guidance-on-severe-weather-emergency-protocol-swep-and-extended-weather-provision
SWEP in the news
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/sadiq-khan-opens-emergency-homeless-shelters-as-temperatures-predicted-to-plummet-below-freezing-in-a3757486.html
https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/government-homelessness-taskforce-is-yet-to-hold-a-meeting-minister-admits-54838
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/01/record-number-homeless-alerts-freezing-cold-conditions-can/
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