WHO WILL BE COUNTED?
In 2010 the Government widened the
definition of rough sleeping and when estimating or counting
it is essential that those included
in the count figure fall into the following definition:
People
sleeping, about to bed down (sitting on/in or standing next to their bedding)
or
actually
bedded down in the open air (such as on the streets, in tents, doorways, parks,
bus
shelters
or encampments). People in buildings or other places not designed for
habitation
(such as
stairwells, barns, sheds, car parks, cars, derelict boats, stations, or “bashes”).
The definition does not include
people in hostels or shelters, people in campsites or other sites
used for recreational purposes or
organised protest, squatters or travellers.
It does not include people who were
rough sleeping in the area on a previous night or earlier in the
evening but who were not there at
the time of the count. It does not include people wandering
around or empty sleeping sites.
Bedded down is taken to mean either
lying down or sleeping. About to bed down includes those
who are sitting in/on or standing
next to a sleeping bag or other bedding. The intention is to
establish that they are or will be
rough sleeping on the night of the count. Research has found that
in many areas people seen drinking
in the street or begging (even if they have a blanket or a
sleeping bag) are not necessarily
sleeping rough and they should not be included unless they are
clearly bedded down or about to bed
down at the time of the count.
All those who fall into this
definition should be counted, regardless of nationality or eligibility for
public funds.
Further guidance details can be
found on the link below;
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