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On 26 April 2022, Cabinet notes the contents of this report and:-
(i) Authorised the commencement of negotiation(s) with Refugee Action for the provision of ‘Refugee Resettlement and Coordination’ services to Birmingham Sponsors and Ukrainian refugees for a period of 12 months after the last arrival under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme; and
(ii) Delegated the award of contract following Single Contractor Negotiations to the Director, Adult Social Care in conjunction with the Interim Assistant Director – Procurement (or their delegate), Director of Council Management (or their delegate) and the Interim City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer (or their delegate);
(iii) Subject to continuation of the scheme, approved delegated decision making to the Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities and Director of Adult Social Care for continuation of the Ukrainian Resettlement support for a further 2 years (2023/24 and 2024/25), providing the scheme exists and the local authority funding under the scheme has not substantially changed;
(iv) Delegated the Director for Adult Social Care in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and the City Solicitor (or nominees) to consider whether any funding or grant conditions require further approvals and if not, to accept the funding and/ or enter into relevant agreements with DLUHC.
(v) Authorised the Director for Adult Social Care to undertake the recruitment to the Project Officer post to support the co-ordination of the scheme within Birmingham City Council.
(vi) Authorised the Interim City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer (or their delegate) to execute any documents to give effect to the above recommendations if required.
THIS DECISION IS NOT SUBJECT TO CALL IN
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