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The report sets out the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and proposes the council extends its offer of accommodating Afghan families arriving in the UK under the Afghan Locally Employed Staff (LES) Resettlement Scheme, to those arriving under the ACRS.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)      Agree to the Council participating in the ACRS as detailed in this report and therefore extending its offer to accommodate and support up-to 5 Afghan families arriving in the UK under both the LES Resettlement Scheme and ACRS.

The Committee received a report setting out the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and proposing that the Council extends its offer of accommodating Afghan families arriving in the UK under the Afghan Locally Employed Staff (LES) Resettlement Scheme, to those arriving under the ACRS.

The following matters were considered:

a)            Extension of scheme. The Head of Housing and Community informed the Committee that the report’s proposals would not extend the Council’s obligation to Afghan refugees, the proposals would extend the eligibility criteria of the scheme to enable households to be matched with suitable properties.

b)            Number of households supported. The Committee noted that the Council was currently supporting 2 families under the Syrian Refugee Scheme and 1 household under the Afghan Refugee scheme. The support costs for these families was being met by the Government.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)      Agree to the Council participating in the ACRS as detailed in this report and therefore extending its offer to accommodate and support up-to 5 Afghan families arriving in the UK under both the LES Resettlement Scheme and ACRS.