Bristol Waste backs down over homeless noticespublished at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018
Bristol Waste says it "understands" handing out notices to homeless people giving them 24 hours to move their stuff before it's removed is "a really sensitive issue".
It says it has received complaints from businesses and other city centre users.
But it adds it has been told today there will be a meeting later this month convened by the mayor, Marvin Rees, to discuss the issue.
In the meantime, it says it will not move any further possessions and will not hand out any more notices.
Quote MessageThis meeting will look at how the city can deal with this increasing problem of abandoned items while continuing to offer people the support they need to get off the streets. The company has no desire to remove possessions and will not do so. No further notices will be placed until the multi-agency approach is agreed.
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