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Deferred
Mandate the national homelessness strategy to ensure ministerial ownership and accountability for progress.
Recommendation
The Group should also consider whether the current balance of responsibilities for homelessness policy between local authorities and central government is compatible with a national strategy on tackling homelessness. The strategy on ending homelessness must address how government ministers will take ownership of and be held accountable for progress towards ending homelessness and delivering on the commitments in the strategy. (Recommendation, Paragraph 74)
Government Response Summary
The government recognized the importance of balancing responsibilities and accountability for homelessness policy, stating that the forthcoming homelessness strategy will provide more detail on these matters.
Government Response
Deferred
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
We recognise the importance of balancing responsibilities between central government and local authorities, and the importance of accountability. The homelessness strategy will provide more detail on this.
Source
Report
1st Report - England’s Homeless Children: The crisis in temporary accommodation
03 Apr 2025
HC 338
Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Timeline
Recommendation age
1.2 yr
Report published
03 Apr 2025