Forum for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants

The Forum for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants was set up to co-ordinate a partnership response to the issues arising from refugees, asylum seekers and migrant communities in Suffolk.  During 2011 the Forum proposes to meet three times, March, July and December.

Funding Opportunity Information:
The Suffolk Foundation is a registered charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for the people of Suffolk.  They are a grant giving organisation that supports local community groups and projects which make a genuine difference to the lives of Suffolk people. 

Make-up of Suffolk
Reports on the demography and populations within Suffolk are available from Research and Intelligence webpages.

Forum Meetings
Set out below are the agendas, minutes and meeting papers for the Forum.

Proposed Dates for 2011 Meetings:
Networking Event - 22 March at Suffolk Police HQ, Martlesham
Formal Meeting - June (date to be confirmed)
Formal Meeting - December (date to be confirmed)

2010 Meetings:
6 December
Agenda     Agenda PDF
Paper 1     Information Bulletin
Paper 2     Strategic Migration Partnership Update
Paper 3     UKBA Bi-Monthly November Update
Paper 4    Previous minutes will be added once ratified
Paper 5     Action Plan 2010/2011
Paper 6     Virtual Forum - Contact Details

29 September
Agenda     Agenda PDF
Paper 1     Information Bulletin
Paper 2     Strategic Migration Partnership Update
Paper 3    Previous minutes will be added once ratified
Presentation -
Migrant Profile Research Report

22 June
Agenda     Agenda PDF
Paper 1     Information Bulletin
Paper 2     Strategic Migration Partnership Update
Paper 3     Ethnicity and Nationality Statistics 
Paper 4    Previous minutes will be added once ratified
Paper 5     2009/10 Action Plan

11 March
Agenda     Agenda PDF
Paper 1    Information Bulletin
Paper 2     Strategic Migration Partnership Update
Paper 3    Minutes 11 March
Paper 4     Leisure Opportunities
Paper 5     Forum Action Plan
Presentation -
Suffolk Hate Crime Service


2009 Meetings:
16 December 
Agenda     Agenda PDF
Paper 1     Information Bulletin
Paper 2     Statistics Report
Additional Paper  Strategic Migration Partnership Update
Paper 3     Minutes 16 December
Paper 4     Forum Action Plan
Paper 5    Children Missing Education
                 Attachment a, Attachment b, Attachment c

23 September
Agenda     Agenda (50kb)PDF
Paper 1     Private Fostering leaflet (853kb)PDF
Paper 2     Private Fostering letter (245kb)PDF
Paper 3     Strategic Migration Partnership Update (511kb)PDF
Paper 4     Minutes 24 June 2009
Paper 5     Forum Action Plan 2009-10 (366kb)PDF
Presentations -
Prostitution Strategy
Ipswich and Suffolk Credit Union
No Recourse to Public Funds

Additional Papers 'For Information'
Feedback from the Peterborough Workshop looking at different ways of working with homeless A8/A2 nationals:
Good Practice Notes
Workshop 1 Notes
Workshop 2 Notes
CLG's Presentation
Homeless Link's Presentation

24 June
Agenda     Agenda (51kb)PDF
Paper 1     No Recourse to Public Funds Briefing for April (294kb)PDF
Paper 2     National Migrant Portal Update (221kb)PDF
Paper 3     Trafficked Children and Young People (474kb)PDF
Paper 4     Role of TUC and Migrant Workers (222kb)PDF
Paper 5     Community Facilities in Ipswich (45kb)PDF
Paper 6     EERA Update (261kb)PDF
Paper 7     March Meeting Minutes (2188) Word
Paper 8     Draft 2009-10 Action Plan(296kb)PDF
Paper 9     Honour Based Violence Presentation (250kb)PDF
Paper 10     Migrants Drop-in Evaluation (558kb)PDF
Paper 11     Migrants Drop-in Report (239kb)PDF 
Paper 12     Meat and Poultry Industry Update (220kb)PDF

17 March
Agenda     Agenda (50kb)PDF
Paper 1     No Recourse to Public Funds Briefing for February(283kb)PDF
Paper 2     Polish Club Newsletter (1228kb)PDF
Paper 3     Employment of Foreign Workers Summary (228kb)PDF
Paper 4     Meat and Poultry Industry Inquiry (232kb)PDF
Paper 5     Strategic Migration Partnership (272kb)PDF
Paper 6     December Meeting Minutes (2188kb)Word
Paper 7     Public Health Report 2008 Presentation (220kb)PDF
Paper 8     Child Trafficking (240kb)PDF
Paper 9     Action Plan 2008-09 Review (342kb)PDF