Agenda item

NPTCBC Support of the United Kingdom's Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP)

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.