Purpose

To seek approval to utilise UK Resettlement
Scheme (UKRS) grant funding received by the County Council from the
Home Office to support unaccompanied asylum-seeking children
(UASC).

Decision

In coming to this
decision I have given due and full
regard to the requirements of the public sector equality duty
contained in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 (“the
Act”) by reference to the law itself and also the relevant
Equality Impact Assessment, which was prepared in accordance with
the requirements of the Act.
 
Having fully
considered all the available information, I have decided to reject
the alternative options and take the recommended decision
to:
 
Approve the
allocation of £1.5 million from the UKRS grant to the
children’s social services team for the purpose of supporting
and accommodating unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC)
arriving in Gloucestershire during 2023/24.
 
 For the reasons set out in the report.