Decision details

To accept grant funding to deliver a refugee integration programme in the Yorkshire and Humber region

Reference: D48015

Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To accept grant funding to deliver a refugee integration programme in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Grant funding would be received from the ‘Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund’, and re-distributed to partner organisations to deliver services to increase refugee to integration in the Yorkshire and Humber region

Decision:

The Director of Communities and Environment approved the requests to:

  • Accept a grant agreement from the Home Office to manage the Refugee Integration Yorkshire and Humber programme.
  • Enter into partnership agreements for delivery of the Refugee Integration Yorkshire and Humber programme with the following organisations:

o  Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

o  Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

o  Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

o  Hull City Council

o  Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

o  University of Salford

 

  • Enter into agreements with other organisations that the Head of Migration Yorkshire believes are required to deliver the Refugee Integration Yorkshire and Humber programme.
  • Enter into such other documents that the Head of Migration Yorkshire believes are needed to enable Leeds City Council to deliver the Refugee Integration Yorkshire and Humber programme.

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Partner organisations and Local Authorities across the Yorkshire & Humber region

Consultees

Executive Member for Communities

Contact: David Brown, Head of Migration Yorkshire 0113 3789013 Email: david.2.brown@migrationyorkshire.org.uk.

Publication date: 02/10/2018

Date of decision: 10/10/2018

Effective from: 18/10/2018

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