Rejected petition SWEP should be legal requirement. Accommodate rough sleepers in freezing weather

SWEP severe weather emergency protocol where councils offer rough sleepers emergency accommodation in bad weather is not a legal requirement. SWEP won’t open until there has been 3 consecutive nights where the weather has dropped below freezing. SWEP details are not published online on one website.

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Guidance about SWEP for Councils
https://www.homeless.org.uk/our-work/resources/guidance-on-severe-weather-emergency-protocol-swep-and-extended-weather-provision

SWEP in the news
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/sadiq-khan-opens-emergency-homeless-shelters-as-temperatures-predicted-to-plummet-below-freezing-in-a3757486.html

https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/government-homelessness-taskforce-is-yet-to-hold-a-meeting-minister-admits-54838

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/01/record-number-homeless-alerts-freezing-cold-conditions-can/

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Date submitted 3 March 2018
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