On 21
July 2020, Cabinet:-
(i) Noted and retrospectively approved the
bid to the Asylum Migration & Integration Fund, which was submitted for the
6 May 2020 Home Office deadline;
(ii) If the bid is successful, delegated the
Director of Adult Social Care, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer
and the City Solicitor (or their nominees) to consider whether any grant conditions
require further approvals, and, if not, to accept funding from AMIF, as well as
agreed to the Council being the lead partner accountable body for the bid;
(iii) Authorised the Director for Adult Social
Care, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and the City Solicitor (or
their nominees), to enter into a partnership agreement with the Birmingham
& Black Country Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC), Central England Law
Centre (CELC), and the Asylum Support and Immigration Resource Team (ASIRT), as
set out in the report. This is only if the bid is successful and for a period
from 1 November 2020 to 31 April 2022;
(iv) Authorised the City Solicitor to negotiate
and execute any documents to give effect to the above recommendations.
THE
DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON MONDAY 27 JULY 2020.