Decision details

To seek approval of the Refugee & Asylum Seeker Strategy.

Cabinet:

1.      Authorised the Executive Director of Growth and Regeneration to accept and spend the grant award from MHCLG for £2,814,768 to reduce rough sleeping for 2020/21;

2.      Approved the draft Commissioning Plan and budget for services to reduce, and prevent rough sleeping in the city from October 2020;

3.      Authorised the Executive Director of Growth and Regeneration and Head of Procurement, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, to approve the final commissioning plan, tendering recommendations, and to take all steps necessary to deliver, procure and award a contract from October 2020 for two and half years, with options to extend annually for a further three years subject to MHCLG funding.