(Report of Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health)
The report provided an update on the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme, a managed migration scheme run by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and outlined current national and local government initiatives to accommodate refugees fleeing Syria. The report outlined how the Borough Council, working with partners, could assist in the resettlement of Syrians from the refugee camps over a five year period.
Following consideration by the Housing and Environment Services Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Environment and Housing Services resolved that:
(1) the Borough Council’s formal participation in the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme be agreed; and
(2) the Home Office be advised that the Borough Council hopes to offer to resettle 10 Syrian refugee households over the next 5 years.