Homeless crisis panel only met once in a year

摘要

A Government-backed advisory panel formed to help eradicate rough sleeping has met just once in the last year, it has emerged. Experts from homelessness charities and local government were brought together in February 2018 and it was originally planned that the panel would meet monthly. However, the last time the panel met was in June - the only meeting in the last 12 months. Minister for rough sleeping Kelly Tolhurst blamed the General Election and 'COVID-19-related pressures'.