Operating principles for night shelters
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Operating principles for commissioners and providers of night shelters for people experiencing rough sleeping.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 8
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Safety & operations
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Operating principles for commissioners and providers of night shelters for people experiencing rough sleeping. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- Night Shelter Operating Principles 2024 Review
- Who is this advice for
- Introduction
- Part 1: Maintaining public health principles in night shelters
- Putting principles into action
- Strengthen services and facilities
- Let fresh air in
- Limiting close contact if have you have symptoms of a respiratory infection
- Wash your hands
- Vaccination
- Part 2: Supporting individuals within your service
- COVID-19 testing
- Self-isolation
- GP registration
- Part 3: Engaging with local health services
- Speak to your local Director of Public Health
Source and licence
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
AttributionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, ‘Operating principles for night shelters’ (updated 3 January 2025), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026