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

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

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.

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/

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Campaign to shelter the homeless during any night reaching sub-zero temperatures

Timeline

3 Mar 2018	Petition opened for signatures
9 Mar 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Mar 2018

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