Decision:
That having due regard to the Integrated Impact Screening Assessment,
the following be agreed:
1.
Support for the Afghan Relocation and
Assistance Policy (ARAP) and participation in the scheme providing support to
settle up to 5 families.
2.
Delegated authority be granted to the
Director of Social Services, Health and Housing to make application to the Home
Office to secure grant funding to meet the cost of people relocating into the
county borough under the ARAP scheme.
3.
Rule 7 of the Council’s Contracts Procedure
Rules relating to the invitation of tenders be suspended in respect of the
provision of case worker support for the ARAP Scheme as detailed in the Home
Office Funding Instruction, and that the British Red Cross be appointed to provide
the case worker support key deliverables under the agreement (other than
accommodation) at an amount to be agreed between the Council and the British
Red Cross, and on terms and conditions to be approved by the Director of Social
Services, Health and Housing.
4.
The Director of Social Services, Health and
Housing be authorised to enter into any other agreements deemed necessary in
respect of the ARAP scheme.
Minutes:
The Chair placed on record his heartfelt thanks to all who had been
involved in this project, as well as the previous Syrian resettlement project.
Decisions:
That having due regard to the Integrated Impact Screening Assessment,
the following be agreed:
1.
Support for the Afghan Relocation and
Assistance Policy (ARAP) and participation in the scheme providing support to
settle up to 5 families.
2.
Delegated authority be granted to the
Director of Social Services, Health and Housing to make application to the Home
Office to secure grant funding to meet the cost of people relocating into the
county borough under the ARAP scheme.
3.
Rule 7 of the Council’s Contracts Procedure
Rules relating to the invitation of tenders be suspended in respect of the
provision of case worker support for the ARAP Scheme as detailed in the Home
Office Funding Instruction, and that the British Red Cross be appointed to provide
the case worker support key deliverables under the agreement (other than
accommodation) at an amount to be agreed between the Council and the British
Red Cross, and on terms and conditions to be approved by the Director of Social
Services, Health and Housing.
4.
The Director of Social Services, Health and
Housing be authorised to enter into any other agreements deemed necessary in
respect of the ARAP scheme.
Reason
for Decisions:
To ensure that the additional costs to the council
and its partners of supporting people relocated under the ARAP Scheme are met
from the Home Office funds established for that purpose, and that services are
in place prior to people being relocated into the county borough under the
Scheme.
Implementation
of Decisions:
The decisions are for immediate implementation. The
Chairperson of the scrutiny committee had agreed to this course of action. There would therefore be no call in of this
decision.