Select committee: Women and Equalities Committee
Conclusion 10
1st Report - Black people’s experiences of homelessness
Published 15 Jul 2026
Addressed to Government Equalities Office
Women and Equalities Committee Black homelessness All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
Out of area placements can remove vulnerable people from their support networks at a time when they most need them and have a devastating impact on people’s healthcare and education. Reports of the disproportionate use of these placements for Black households is concerning. Failures of local authorities to fulfil their section 208 duties in notifying the new host local authority exacerbate these concerns. (Conclusion, Paragraph 63) 49
From: Women and Equalities Committee, 1st Report - Black people’s experiences of homelessness (HC 517), 15 July 2026
Government response
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