Agenda
LGA Asylum and Refugee Task Group |
11.00, 10 April 2008, Conference Rooms 7.1 & 7.2, LGA |
Item 1 |
Matters arising from the last meeting
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Attached |
Item 2 |
Joint councils lobbying on costs of support for unaccompanied asylum seeking children Cllr Carter, Kent County Council and Cllr Simmons, LB Hillingdon
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Item 3 |
Reform of support for unaccompanied asylum seeking children Donna Covey, Chief Executive, Refugee Council
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Item 4 |
Outline of the Path to citizenship: next steps in reforming the immigration system Green Paper Mark Voce, Home Office
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Summary attached for information |
Item 5 |
Update from the Home Office - Jeremy Oppenheim
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Item 6 |
AOB |
Workplan attached |
Dates of the next meetings
Date
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Location |
Time |
Thursday 5th June 2008 |
LGA, London |
11.00am
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Thursday 2nd October 2008
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LGA, London |
11.00am |
LGA Asylum and Refugee Task Group Terms of Reference
The Task Group is made up of regional member representation covering all of the English regions, Wales and Scotland and focuses upon the issues around the asylum, refugee and migration agenda from a local government perspective.
The Task Group meets every quarter and reports to the LGA Community Well-Being Board.
Its aims are to:
Influence and facilitate national and European policy developments and negotiation on behalf of local government.
Provide a clear conduit between national government and local government in the regions on asylum, refugee and migration issues.
Ensure that Government is properly and regularly informed of the implications of its policies on local authorities and to make representations accordingly.
Continue to lobby for sufficient resources to cover local authorities' responsibilities.
Provide a forum for reports from the National Migration Partnerships.
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