Issue - decisions

That the Executive Leader-

(i) notes the contents of the report and in particular the financial implications;

(ii) approves the acceptance of the Home Office Grant offer of up to £3,919,719 and the Council entering into a funding agreement  with the Home Office in the form attached to this report as an Appendix to deliver the Gateway Protection Programme for the period1 April 2016 – 31 March 2020;

(iii) agrees to the Council becoming the Accountable Body for the Home Office grant in respect of Hull City Council and the Refugee Council and entering into funding agreements with both organisations for the elements of the programme that they deliver on terms which reflect the Council’s agreement with the Home Office; and

(iv) delegates authority to the Executive Director Communities, in consultation with the Director of Finance, to instruct the Director of Legal and Governance to finalise terms and complete the necessary documentation.