Award funding to Southwark Refugee Communities Forum (SRCF) to establish an Experts by Experience Panel (EBEP) working sub-group.
March 11, 2025 Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Refugees (Cabinet member) Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
...to award £52,800 in grant funding to the Southwark Refugee Communities Forum (SRCF) to establish and run an Experts by Experience Panel (EBEP) for 12 months, comprised of representatives from asylum seeker, refugee, and migrant organizations in Southwark.
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Purpose
Award funding
Decision
That the Deputy Leader and Lead Cabinet
Member for Children, Education & Refugees approves the award of
grant funding to Southwark Refugees Communities Forum (SRCF) to set
up the Experts by Experience Panel (EBEP) comprising of an
independent group of representatives from networks of asylum
seeker, refugee and migrant voluntary organizations, community
groups and active sanctuary seekers living in Southwark. The total
funding amount is £52,800 to cover the running cost of
the Experts by Experience Panel for the period of 12months from
April 2025 to March 2026. The Experts by Experience Panel will be
funded through a combination of existing Central Government
grants.
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Subject to call-in | Yes |