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Councils must be 'convenors' on rough sleeping, says LGA chair after No10 summit

The chair of the Local Government Association has called on councils to act as ‘convenors’ after attending the first-ever rough sleeping summit in Downing Street.

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The chair of the Local Government Association has called on councils to act as ‘convenors' after attending the first-ever rough sleeping summit in Downing Street.

Speaking to The MJ after attending this week's summit called by Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Cllr Eamonn O'Brien said the additional £432m pledged by ministers to reduce rough sleeping should provide more certainty over the next few years.

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