Decision details

The Council has secured funding from the Big Lottery Fund and the former Department for Local Government's Controlling Migration Fund to undertake specific work with migrant communities, asylum seekers and refugees in local areas most impacted by high immigration. The proposals secured funding to appoint a number of posts to undertake targeted work with these specific communities and this report seeks to create and appoint the Emerging Communities Team

RESOLVED - That: the posts be established.

Option 1 - Funding has been secured to cover the staffing costs associated with the delivery of the programmes and agreement has been made with both funders that the posts would be hosted by the local authority. This in effect was a condition upon which funding was allocated.

N/A

Consultation has been undertaken with staff affected as part of the process and Trade Unions have been consulted as part of the job evaluation process.
The Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Co-operatives has been consulted on the proposals to accept the funding, but not specifically on the creation of the posts.