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INTRODUCTION
- We were appointed by the Scottish Executive in May
2002 to support and monitor the implementation of the
recommendations of the Homelessness Task Force and
report to Ministers - as recommended by the Task Force.
Our membership and remit is listed at Appendix A. We
have held 15 meetings between July 2002 and April 2005
and published our first report to Ministers in January
2004.
- This is our second report. It:
- Reviews the progress made across the country in
delivering the recommendations of the Homelessness Task
Force, in the time since our first report to Ministers
was published. In doing so the report also highlights
progress made against the priorities we set out in our
first report (these are outlined at Appendix B). It
should be noted that we are reporting progress made by
the Group but also by a wide range of delivery partners
who must be fully engaged to make implementation of the
Task Force recommendations possible;
- Sets out arrangements put in place to monitor the
effects that recent legislative changes and new policy
directions are having on the ground; and our
understanding of the effects of these changes; and
- Sets out our key areas of work for 2005-06.
- Three subgroups of the Monitoring Group
have been established to take forward key areas of work
over the next year - these will focus on:
- Planning for the abolition of priority need in
2012
- Issues relating to support and accommodation for
intentionally homeless households
- Awareness raising and good practice
- The membership, remit and workplans of
these subgroups are set out at Appendix C.
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