Agenda item - Refugees Migrants & Asylum Seekers Update

RESOLVED:

That Committee:

1. Noted the council and its partners’ work between September 2022 and September 2023 related to refugees and asylum seekers and developments in central government policy and practice over this period.

2. Noted the Homes for Ukraine funding and expenditure to date as detailed in paragraph 3.10.

3. Noted the steps being undertaken to secure City of Sanctuary re-accreditation in 2025 in accordance with the Council Plan.

4. Approved the re-procurement of refugee support services as outlined in section 6 of the report and delegates authority to the Executive

Director for Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities to take all steps

necessary or incidental to undertake this re-procurement and to award the

contract.