Cabinet resolved to:
(i) Approve the implementation of the Temporary Accommodation Placements Policy set out at Appendix A to the report, subject to the amendment of the travel time relating to children in education being reduced to a maximum of one hour in line with the conditions applicable to homeless placements;
(ii) Note the Placements Procedure and Equalities Impact Assessment set out at Appendices B and C to the report respectively; and
(iii) Request officers to report back within three months on the issues raised at the meeting concerning:
· The standard and quality of temporary accommodation provided;
· The analysis of homelessness demand in the Borough;
· The cooperation being achieved with other Boroughs on the placement of households in temporary accommodation in Barking and Dagenham.