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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.