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Report of the Cabinet Member for Housing seeking a decision on how services to prevent street homelessness can be delivered in the current economic climate including the possibility of making efficiency savings by providing essential elements of the service in-house as part of the City Council’s Homelessness Services, attached.

DECISION MADE:  (Ref: CAB 10/11 5260)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Housing and having received representations from the Chief Executive of Southampton Voluntary Services and Members of the Council Cabinet agreed the following modified recommendation:

(i)  That further urgent discussions be entered into by officers with the current provider, Southampton Voluntary Services; and

(ii)  That the decision on how to provide a service to prevent street homelessness contained in recommendations (i) to (iv) of the Cabinet report dated 14^th February 2011 be delegated to the Executive Director of Neighbourhoods following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing.