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HELPING HOMELESS PEOPLE: DELIVERING THE ACTION PLAN FOR PREVENTION AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE
Appendix A HOMELESSNESS MONITORING GROUP
Members
Robert Aldridge | Scottish Council for Single Homeless |
Councillor Frank Ellis | CoSLA |
Linda Ewart | Scottish Federation of Housing Associations |
Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick | CoSLA |
Suzanne Fitzpatrick | Department of Housing Policy, University of York |
Mike Neilson | Development Department, Scottish Executive |
Liz Nicholson | Shelter Scotland |
Catriona Renfrew | Greater Glasgow Health Board |
Mark Turley | CoSLA |
Karen Watt | Communities Scotland |
Secretariat |
Laura Dolan | Homelessness Team, Scottish Executive |
Brad Gilbert | Homelessness Team, Scottish Executive |
Isabel Drummond-Murray | Homelessness Team, Scottish Executive |
Anna Donald | Homelessness Team, Scottish Executive |
Sue Irving | Health & Homelessness Co-ordinator, Scottish Executive |
Remit
Support and monitor the implementation of the recommendations of the Homelessness Task Force. In doing this, the Monitoring Group will be expected to:
- comment on proposals, and related guidance, for implementing Task Force recommendations;
- advise on the specific timing and arrangements for the phased relaxation of priority need;
- monitor the impact of the suspension of the local connection provision;
- monitor movements in statistical indicators at both all-Scotland and local levels;
- promote and facilitate benchmarking across statutory services;
- support ongoing work to promote and communicate change and improvement in the performance and culture of all the various agencies providing services related to homelessness
- monitor the level and impact of the involvement of people directly affected by homelessness, at local level and within the Monitoring Group
- work closely with Communities Scotland as the body regulating local authorities in the performance of their homelessness functions and with other groups such as the Health and Homelessness Steering Group;
- oversee the monitoring and review of the development and delivery of local authority homelessness strategies;
- monitor the delivery of the Rough Sleepers Initiative Local Outcome Agreements and their integration into local authority homelessness strategies;
- periodically review the Task Force recommendations to ensure their continued relevance in the light of progress, new developments and changing circumstances
- submit periodic progress reports to Scottish Ministers, and report formally on progress in the delivery of the Task Force recommendations.
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