Author: Saskia Masaun

Credit: Police and Crime Commissioner A Wolverhampton police officer has been given an awards nod for working alongside the council’s homeless team on the health and safety of rough sleepers in makeshift accommodation. The pandemic has fuelled the homelessness crisis in the city with the council taking on a hotel to accommodate those who were rough sleeping. PC Abigail Chandler has come across some challenging situations such as drug dealers turning up at the hotel to target vulnerable people or taking rough sleepers to get a COVID test after becoming symptomatic since the Coronavirus outbreak. One of the biggest challenges…