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To approve North Yorkshire County Council’s participation in the Afghan Locally Employed Staff Relocation Scheme. This is in response to an urgent call from the UK government for local authorities in the UK to resettle between 3,000 to 5,000 Afghan

10/06/2021 - To approve North Yorkshire County Council’s participation in the Afghan Locally Employed Staff Relocation Scheme. This is in response to an urgent call from the UK government for local authorities in the UK to resettle between 3,000 to 5,000 Afghan

North Yorkshire County Council will participate in the Afghan Locally Employed Staff (LES) Relocation Scheme, as requested by the Home Office.

North Yorkshire County Council will work in partnership - subject to a partnership agreement being put in place and utilising existing governance arrangements in place for the refugee resettlement programme - with Hambleton District Council, Harrogate Borough Council and Selby District Council, and with Richmondshire District Council in the event that Hambleton District Council or Harrogate Borough Council or Selby District Council are not able to find sufficient numbers of property by 31 July 2021 - to accommodate a minimum of 30 people under the Afghan LES Relocation Scheme.

Delegated approval is given to the Corporate Director – Strategic Resources is to accept the Grant Agreement on behalf of North Yorkshire County Council after consultation with the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services).