Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 8
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The Department’s current Rough Sleeping Strategy was launched in August 2018, with a commitment to...
Conclusion
The Department’s current Rough Sleeping Strategy was launched in August 2018, with a commitment to end rough sleeping by 2027.22 In December 2019 the new Government was elected with a manifesto commitment to end rough sleeping by May 2024, three years earlier than the previous target.23 Following the adoption of this accelerated target, the Department recognised the need to review its existing strategy.24 In December it successfully asked Baroness Casey to lead a review; this was announced in February 2020, with work expected to get underway sometime after Easter 2020.25 Owing to the prioritisation given to COVID-19 from March 2020 onwards, plans for this review were put on hold, and have not since been revived.26 The Rough Sleeping Strategy, accordingly, remains out of date.27