Decision details

To accept funding to continue coordination of the regional resettlement programme on behalf of local authorities in Yorkshire and Humber

Reference: D54405

Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The government have announced a continuation of the resettlement programme, the ‘UK Resettlement Scheme’. Migration Yorkshire seeks to continue to co-ordinate the programme for the Yorkshire and Humber local authorities, accept grant funding from the Home office and re-distribute to local authorities and delivery partners across the Yorkshire and Humber region to provide housing and associated integration assistance to participants in the resettlement programme.

Decision:

 

The Director of Communities, Housing and Environment approved the request to:

 

Accept a Funding Instruction/ Grant Agreement with the Home Office to continue the regional management role of the resettlement programme and the Afghan Relocation Scheme;

 

Continue the Local Authority Partnership Agreements (subject to any amendments approved by the Head of Migration Yorkshire) with Yorkshire and Humber local authorities;

 

Continue grant funding agreements with third sector organisations (subject to any amendments approved by the Head of Migration Yorkshire)  including the Refugee Council, SOLACE and any other organisations that the Head of Migration Yorkshire believes are required to deliver the resettlement programme;

 

Enter into such other agreements that the Head of Migration Yorkshire believes are needed to enable Leeds City Council to deliver the resettlement programme;

 

All of the above are subject always to agreeing a form of Funding Instruction/ Grant Agreement from the Home Office that is reasonable in the opinion of the Head of Migration Yorkshire.

 

 

 

Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Consultation with strategic and delivery partners and funders.

Consultees

Home Office, Local Authorities in Yorkshire and Humber, VCS delivery partners, Executive Member for Communities.

Contact: David Brown, Head of Migration Yorkshire 07891 276062 Email: david.2.brown@migrationyorkshire.org.uk.

Publication date: 11/08/2021

Date of decision: 19/08/2021

Effective from: 27/08/2021

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