Decision details

Severe Weather Emergency Protocol Winter 2014/2015.

Reference: D374

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To provide information of the instances when residents were accommodated under the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP).
To outline the approach for the Winter of 2015.

Decision:

1. The content of the report is noted.

2. That the same approach is taken this year to deliver a SWEP in
Gedling Borough Council for the winter of 2015.

Reasons for the decision:

1. To inform on the impact of the SWEP ( Winter 2014) on the Housing
Needs Teams use of the B&B budget.

2. To state how the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol will be provided
for 2015/16.

Alternative options considered:

1.To only operate the SWEP when the weather is predicted to be 0
degrees or less for 3 consecutive nights. This could cause unnecessary
hardship and suffering.

2. Not to implement a SWEP, this would mean that GBC did not comply
with the DCLG Requirement for all local authorities to have a SWEP.

Publication date: 27/10/2015

Date of decision: 27/10/2015