Decision details

Further to Minute No. 65, 20^th October 2021, the Director of Communities, Housing and Environment submitted a report which provided a comprehensive update on migration activity in Leeds, including how Leeds, as a welcoming and compassionate city continued to respond to the range of migration issues being experienced through the collaborative work of the Council and its partners.

The Chief Officer, Safer Stronger Communities introduced the report in the absence of the Executive Member for Communities. In doing so, Members were provided with an overview of the key issues within the report, including the implications arising from national policy changes and global events, and the collaborative approach being taken by the Council and its partners in response to such matters.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the contents of the submitted annual update report on migration, together with the full overview and insight, as detailed at Appendix 1, be noted, and that the approach adopted within the Migration in Leeds Strategy, as presented at Appendix 2, be endorsed;

(b)  That the responsibility of the Director of Communities, Housing and Environment for leading this work through the Council’s Safer Stronger Communities programme, be noted;

(c)  That the responsibility of the Chief Officer for Safer, Stronger Communities in leading the work of the Leeds Strategic Migration Board which oversees delivery on the strategic, co-ordinated and inclusive approach towards migration in Leeds, be noted, together with the Chief Officer’s responsibility for the work of the Council’s migration and resettlement team which provides strategic and operational direction for the city;

(d)  That the intention to provide a further annual report in 2023 on migration activity in Leeds, be noted.