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RESOLVED: That this Council (i) Calls on the UK Government to end the use of private sector agents in the asylum dispersal system and scrap profit-making arrangements that allows millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to be extracted from the system; (ii) Urges the UK Government to replace this model with a publicly accountable, partnership-based approach and meaningful consultation with Elected Members, communities and local authorities; (iii) Calls on the U.K. Government to devolve responsibility for asylum accommodation to Wales, including all associated funding, enabling decisions to be made through the Senedd; (iv) Requests that the Leader of the Council writes to the Home Secretary, the Secretary of State for Wales, the First Minister of Wales, and local Members of Parliament and the Senedd, setting out the Council’s concerns and this resolution. (v) Reviews its Housing Strategy with immediate effect, and define the local HMO housing model to enable delivery of good quality homes across the County.
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Paul Blackwell, Annette Davies, Malcolm King OBE, Becca Martin, Paul Rogers and Jerry Wellens.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That this Council (i) Calls on the UK Government to end the use of private sector agents in the asylum dispersal system and scrap profit-making arrangements that allows millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to be extracted from the system; (ii) Urges the UK Government to replace this model with a publicly accountable, partnership-based approach and meaningful consultation with Elected Members, communities and local authorities; (iii) Calls on the U.K. Government to devolve responsibility for asylum accommodation to Wales, including all associated funding, enabling decisions to be made through the Senedd; (iv) Requests that the Leader of the Council writes to the Home Secretary, the Secretary of State for Wales, the First Minister of Wales, and local Members of Parliament and the Senedd, setting out the Council’s concerns and this resolution. (v) Reviews its Housing Strategy with immediate effect, and define the local HMO housing model to enable delivery of good quality homes across the County.
Members considered a Notice of Motion in the following terms proposed by Councillor Mark Pritchard and seconded accordingly: “This Council: i) Calls on the UK Government to end the use of private sector agents in the asylum dispersal system and scrap profit-making arrangements that allows millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to be extracted from the system; ii) Urges the UK Government to replace this model with a publicly accountable, partnership-based approach and meaningful consultation with Elected Members, communities and local authorities; iii) Calls on the UK Government to devolve responsibility for asylum accommodation to Wales, enabling decisions to be made through the Senedd; and iv) Requests that the Leader of the Council writes to the Home Secretary, the Secretary of State for Wales, the First Minister of Wales, and local Members of Parliament and the Senedd, setting out the Council’s concerns and this resolution. An amendment to the motion which included an additional recommendation (v) was submitted and subsequently approved by the mover and seconder of the motion making it the substantive motion. RESOLVED: That this Council (i) Calls on the UK Government to end the use of private sector agents in the asylum dispersal system and scrap profit-making arrangements that allows millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to be extracted from the system; (ii) Urges the UK Government to replace this model with a publicly accountable, partnership-based approach and meaningful consultation with Elected Members, communities and local authorities; (iii) Calls on the U.K. Government to devolve responsibility for asylum accommodation to Wales, including all associated funding, enabling decisions to be made through the Senedd; (iv) Requests that the Leader of the Council writes to the Home Secretary, the Secretary of State for Wales, the First Minister of Wales, and local Members of Parliament and the Senedd, setting out the Council’s concerns and this resolution. (v) Reviews its Housing Strategy with immediate effect, and define the local HMO housing model to enable delivery of good quality homes across the County.
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