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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions: London Rough Sleepers Unit:...

Catalogue reference: AT 250

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AT 250

This series contains records regarding the London Rough Sleepers Unit, including the policy and strategy on reducing the number of homeless people sleeping rough.

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Reference
AT 250
Title
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions: London Rough Sleepers Unit: Registered Files (ROS series)
Date
1999-2002
Description

This series contains records regarding the London Rough Sleepers Unit, including the policy and strategy on reducing the number of homeless people sleeping rough.

Arrangement

Former reference order within accessions

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
ROS
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 1997-2001
Physical description
8 file(s)
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2026 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)

Accruals
Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background

On its formation, the unit comprised of five branches. Branch 1 had responsibility for policy and strategy on rough sleeping and led the ministerial committee on rough sleeping and interdepartmental group on rough sleeping. Branch 2 had responsibility for administration of grants and programmes. Branch 3 had responsibility for delivery on streets, flow-up from Victoria pilot and the Savoy Place initiative. Branch 4 had responsibility for benefit and employment issues, winter shelters and prevention of rough sleeping among ex-offenders and ex-servicemen. Branch 5 had responsibility for health issues and liaison with the NHS and care leavers. The London Rough Sleepers Unit's initial target was to reduce numbers of rough sleepers in London by two thirds by 2002.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21175270/

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions: London Rough Sleepers Unit: Registered Files (ROS series)