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City of Sanctuary Re-accreditation – Extract from the proceedings of the Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee meeting held on the 11 March 2021 |
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Date of Meeting: |
25 March 2021 |
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Report of: |
Executive Lead Officer for Strategy, Governance & Law |
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Contact Officer: |
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Greg Weaver |
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01273 291214 |
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Wards Affected: |
All |
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For general release
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Action Required of Council: To receive the report and the recommendations of the Tourism, Equalities, Communities and Culture Committee. |
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Recommendations: That the City of Sanctuary Charter as set out I appendix 1 to the report be endorsed. |
Brighton & Hove City Council
TOURISM, EQUALITIES, COMMUNITIES & CULTURE Committee
4.00pm11 March 2021
VIRTUAL MEETING - TEAMS
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Present: Councillor Powell (Joint Chair), Osborne (Joint Chair), Ebel (Joint Deputy Chair), Evans (Opposition Spokesperson), Nemeth (Group Spokesperson), Grimshaw, Mac Cafferty, Mears, O'Quinn and Simson |
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Other Members present: Joanna Martindale, Lola Banjoko, Nick May and Stephanie Prior. |
MINUTE EXTRACT
PART ONE
79 CITY OF SANCTUARY RE-ACCREDITATION
79.1 The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director of Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities which sought to inform members about the city council’s current status with the regard of the national City of Sanctuary movement and outlines the steps that need to be taken to become ‘re-accredited’ as a city of sanctuary. The report was provided by the Community Safety Manager.
79.2 Councillor Simson expressed support for this programme.
79.3 RESOLVED:
(1) That officers be instructed to progress an application to City of Sanctuary UK for the council’s reaccreditation as a City of Sanctuary as per outlined in appendix 2 to the report;
(2) That full Council be recommended to endorse the City of Sanctuary Charter as outlined in appendix 1 to the report;
(3) That officers be instructed to work with the local city of sanctuary Group – Sanctuary on Sea – to support the group and the council’s commitment to Brighton & Hove being a place of sanctuary;
(4) That the council joining the City of Sanctuary Local Authority Network and being a member of the Network’s steering group as outlined in paragraph 3.5 of the report be approved; and
(5) That it be noted that the City of Sanctuary application process will be carried out as part of the council’s development of its Inclusive Cities Action Plan agreed at TECC committee September 2019.
79.4 RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND: That full Council endorses the City of Sanctuary Charter as outlined in appendix 1 to the report.