Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 16
16
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Provide and publish detailed updates on Inter-Ministerial Group work, meetings, attendees, and family engagement.
Recommendation
In its response to this Report, the Government should provide: • an update on the work of the Inter-Ministerial Group to date; • the dates and attendance of any Inter-Ministerial Group meetings since January 2024; • the names of each Minister or job title of each official who attended each Inter-Ministerial Group meeting from November 2024 to present; and • an update on the Inter-Ministerial Group’s focused engagement with children and families, and how this will inform the forthcoming strategy. The Government should publish updates on the Inter-Ministerial Group’s work after each of its meetings, including a summary of what was discussed. (Recommendation, Paragraph 72)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government did not provide any of the requested updates on the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG), its meetings, attendance, or engagement with children and families. Instead, it detailed funding for the Local Authority Housing Fund, efforts to boost affordable housing supply, and plans for the Future Homes Standard.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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33. The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG), chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, includes ministers from across government and is focused on developing a long-term strategy to get us back on track to ending homelessness. This includes ministers from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Home Office, Department for Education, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Health and Social Care, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice, Cabinet Office, and His Majesty’s Treasury. 34. In line with the practice of successive administrations, detailed minutes of ministerial meetings - even those that are declared publicly - are not normally disclosed. It is right that ministers have the space needed to discuss and develop policy which is subject to collective agreement. 35. As well as the work of the IMG we are also working closely with the homelessness sector to deliver a number of lived experience forums, to ensure that the voices of those with lived experience are reflected in the homelessness strategy. 36. We will review the purpose of the IMG after publication of the homelessness strategy.
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