Christmas opening times

Find out more about what services are available over the Christmas period including bin collections and the opening times of tips, leisure centres and other facilities.

Christmas opening times

Homeless or at risk?

Referring someone who is homeless for help

Members of the public who are concerned about a person who is homeless should contact one of the organisations on the previous page.

The following organisations should use the below link to make a referral (with the consent of the person you are referring):

  • prisons (public and contracted out)
  • youth offender institutions and youth offending teams
  • secure training centres (public and contracted out) and colleges
  • probation services (community rehabilitation companies and national probation service)
  • jobcentre plus
  • accident and emergency services provided in a hospital
  • urgent treatment centres, and hospitals in their capacity of providing in-patient treatment
  • social service authorities

Online referrals for organisations listed above