Here’s a round up of the best resources out there for both Ukrainian Refugees and people supporting them. Resources in Leeds Leeds Ukrainian Community Centre – facebook page Leeds City Council – “Find more information about the help being offered, where to go for advice and how Leeds residents can get involved.” brings together all […]
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Leeds Migration Partnership Strategy Meeting – 14th July 2022
The next LMP strategy meeting will be held Thursday the 14th July and we warmly invite you to attend. This meeting will be in person at LASSN’s new offices at MESMAC, 22-23 Blayds Yard, Leeds LS1 4AD. Please note, there is no dedicated parking, so if you’re coming by car you will either pay £5 at Trinity, […]
Migration and Homelessness meeting – Tuesday 28th June 2022
The meeting is on Tuesday 28th June, 10-11.45am, and will be in person at the St. Georges Centre (LS1) and online. If you haven’t already registered, please go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-and-homelessness-working-group-tickets-344241484547. The Zoom link is: here The minutes and actions from the previous meeting are attached and the full agenda for the meeting is here: Introductions Previous actions […]
Leeds Migration Partnership Strategy Meeting Notes – 26th May 2022 & details of the next meeting
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the LMP strategy meeting on Thursday the 26th May, it was great to see you. For those who were unable to attend, here are the action notes from the meeting and the presentation which was shared by Seb Kleir from Refugee Council. We hope you can join us next […]
Nationality and Borders Information/Rwanda Update – Info from LMP Meeting on 26th May 2022
At the Leeds Migration Partnership strategy group meeting on the 26th May 2022, Seb Kleir from Refugee Council shared a presentation about the Nationality and Borders Act Seb did add the following update following the meeting: On people who may be removed to Rwanda As per the inadmissibility guidance (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1073965/Inadmissibility_-_safe_third_country_cases.pdf) this only applies to people […]
Minutes from WYSRMG Meeting on 5th May 2022
[via Ally, the LMP rep at what is never pronounced as WisErmJuh (ie WYSRMG)] Please find a redacted set of papers for the West Yorkshire sub-regional Migration Group meeting on 5 May 2022
New dates for LMP Meetings in 2022 – in case you missed them
The new dates for LMP Operations and Strategy Meetings have been have been published here https://migrationpartnership.org.uk/dates/ We’ve also published the dates of the Leeds Strategic Migration Board – and you’ll remember we send an LMP rep to those meetings. Meeting Date Venue LMP Strategic Group · 26th May 2022 (10am-12pm) · 14th July 2022 (10am-12pm) […]
How can we improve support for pregnant migrants? Workshop 30th June 2022
The Migrant Women’s Experiences of Maternity Care project explores migrant women’s experiences of pregnancy and maternity care in Manchester, Leeds, and Kirklees – and the findings from this research project will be discussed at end of project workshops in Manchester, Leeds, & Kirklees (see details below). The goal of these workshops is to bring together migrant […]
LMP Event Feedback and Future Meetings
Thank you to all who were able to attend the LMP ‘Days of Future Past’ event on 17th March. Over 20 people attend and it was great to see partners in person. A full overview of the feedback gained during the event is attached. The event enabled us all to re-connect, re-energise and decide; How […]
LMP Online Meeting: Ukraine special – 5th May 2022 from 11:30 – 12:30
By Samantha Powell on behalf of Safer Stronger Communities Team, LCC on 22nd April 2022 in LMP, Meeting, Safety & Inclusion, Ukraine
The government has put in place arrangements for local authorities to implement and deliver on the Home for Ukraine scheme. Since the launch, Leeds City Council has been developing systems and processes in line with government guidance to deliver this scheme at a local level. So LMP are hosting a special online meeting, to enable […]
Leeds Regional Report, April-June 2022 from Migration Yorkshire
By Jon from LASSN on 8th April 2022 in Activism & Campaigning, Destitution & Housing, LMP, Policy & Research
5 pages of bang up to date info from (Stefan at) Migration Yorkshire, all viewed from the perspective of folks living and working in the Leeds Region. If you’re reading this post, we absolutely guarantee you’ll find something of interest in here… UK Migration Statistics and Trends Ukraine UK borders and immigration policy Asylum Hong […]
Meeting about support to people living in Hotels – Friday 11th March 16:30-17:30
By Jon from LASSN on 28th February 2022 in Education, Training & Work, Health, LMP, Meeting, Safety & Inclusion, Volunteers
Adapted from an email by Duncan at Refugee Council Over the past few weeks we have spoken with a number of partners about the growing number of people (mainly single men) who are being accommodated in hotels in Leeds whilst they wait for a decision on their asylum claim from the Home Office. Since the […]