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RESOLVED that
Cabinet –

 

(a)    
notes the current pressures on the homelessness
function provided by the Council and the level of spending on the
service including provision of temporary accommodation to comply
with its statutory duties;

 

(b)    
endorses the setting up of a Homelessness and
Temporary Accommodation Working Group, to be chaired by the
Portfolio Holder for Housing & Planning, to explore and
identify measures aimed at relieving the pressure and spending on
homelessness; and

 

(c)    
requests that a report is presented to Cabinet
within six months setting out the initial outcomes from the
activities undertaken by the working group to inform future
decisions.