'However, on the committee's visits to homeless shelters across Scotland, we heard that many still face the misery of homelessness and rough sleeping in our cities and rural areas. They've visited homeless men and women in emergency accommodation and shelters here in Glasgow and in Edinburgh and Perthshire.Ĭommittee convener Bob Doris said: 'Everyone deserves to have a safe place that they can call home. The committee has issued a call for evidence, and plans to look at international homelessness policies in a bid to help vulnerable Scots. Holyrood's Local Government and Communities Committee wants to find out more about why people are forced onto the streets and the services available to them work effectively. MSPs are asking the Scottish public for ideas on how to tackle the 'misery of homelessness' blighting the country. Consultation looks to solve Scotland's rough sleeping problem
