Dear Isla Colwill,

Thank you for submitting a request for information. Your reference number
is 15822861.

Your request will be reviewed and we may send you questions to clarify
your request. We will respond within 20 working days for Freedom of
Information and Environmental Information Regulations requests, and within
1 calendar month for Data Protection and Subject Access requests

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Yours sincerely,
Information Governance Team
Adur & Worthing Councils

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Dear Isla Colwill,

Thank you for your request for information (ref 15822861) sent to Adur &
Worthing Councils on 22nd August 2022.

Your request has been considered and our response is below. Alternatively,
view your request and response
at: [1]https://adur-worthing-hr.onmats.com/w/we...

Request:
Dear Adur District Council,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request
the following information.

Please see the 6 questions below:

1. Do you have a homelessness policy? 

2. Has a homeless health needs audit been completed?

3. Has a local homelessness review been completed to consider health and
wellbeing and the role of health services?

4. Do you provide training for those working with people experiencing
homelessness in health care services e.g., standards for GP receptionists
in primary care and practice managers?

5. Do you have Pathways/protocols/ services in place to prevent
homelessness at discharge from hospital (including mental health and on
release from prison)?

6. Do you have a multidisciplinary team that works with people who are
homeless? 

Response:

1.  Adur & Worthing Councils does have a homelessness policy available on
our
website: https://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/housing...

2.  A homeless health needs audit has not been completed.

3.  A homeless review has not been completed.

4.  The Going Local team within Adur & Worthing Councils work closely with
local GP surgeries.

5.  A Duty to Refer is completed by public authorities  for every
discharge from hospital or release from prison, however, this will mainly
be under a relief duty.

6.  Adur  Council does not have a multi disciplinary team but Housing
Officers are invited to attend these meetings by relevant
agencies/services

We hope this is sufficient for your purposes.
 

Review procedure
If you are not satisfied with the response to your request for information
you have the right to an internal review. Details can be found on
[2]www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/foi

Your request for internal review should be submitted to us within three
(3) months of receipt by you of this response. Any such request received
after this time will only be considered at the discretion of the Council.

If having exhausted the review process you are not content that your
request or review has been dealt with correctly, you have a further right
to appeal to the Information commissioner’s Office (ICO), details of which
can be found here: [3]www.ico.org.uk/concerns

Yours sincerely
Information Governance Team
Adur & Worthing Councils

For Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations
(EIR):
Email: [Adur District Council request email]

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Email: [email address]

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