Activation of SWEP due to hot weather

Our Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) has been activated today (Thursday 19 June) as temperatures continue to rise.

This will remain in place over the coming days and will be reviewed regularly.

SWEP is a humanitarian response to provide support to rough sleepers in periods of severe weather conditions. There is no single definition of severe weather and as such we take a flexible approach when considering its implementation.

In hot weather such as we have now, our SWEP response involves our rough sleeper team providing refillable water bottles, suncream, hats and safety advice to people on the streets.

We have outreach teams working every day and will, of course, be speaking to anyone who needs support.

However, if you are worried about the welfare of any individual, please ask them to contact us on 0808 196 8140 during working hours or our out of hours number 01227 781879.

You can also report concerns to us directly using Streetlink.

Published: 19 June 2025