Freedom of Information request - Afghan Resettlement
Case reference FOI2023/00096
Published 3 January 2024
Request
I wish to understand 1. How many Afghans (each person being a man woman or child) were moved into the Oxford City Council area as a direct result of coming to the UK under the Afghans Resettlement Scheme since it was introduced 18 months ago? 2. How many of these are currently still being housed in temporary Hotel bridging accommodation within the Oxford City Council boundary? 3. Of those that have been rehoused to more permanent accommodation by OCC, how many were accommodated in (a) council owned properties (b) other social housing provider properties (c) private landlords properties? 4. Can I see the minutes of ALL council meetings which refer to Afghan resettlement and if and how the council in particular are looking at the private sector to meet the demand for housing in this area? 5. Who in the person within the Council is overall responsible for this issue?
Response
1. How many Afghans (each person being a man woman or child) were moved into the Oxford City Council area as a direct result of coming to the UK under the Afghans Resettlement Scheme since it was introduced 18 months ago?
No Afghan citizen was moved into Oxford City district directly from Afghanistan, as there was no bridging hotel within Oxford City district used for that purpose.
2. How many of these are currently still being housed in temporary Hotel bridging accommodation within the Oxford City Council boundary?
0.
3. Of those that have been rehoused to more permanent accommodation by OCC, how many were accommodated in (a) council owned properties (b) other social housing provider properties (c) private landlords properties?
(a) - 1 ACRS family of 6, (b) - 0 (c) 9 families (37 individuals) were rehoused within Oxford city via either the Afghan Relocations Assistance Policy (ARAP) or Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) schemes.
4. Can I see the minutes of ALL council meetings which refer to Afghan resettlement and if and how the council in particular are looking at the private sector to meet the demand for housing in this area?
All Council meetings minutes are online and can be found via https://www.oxford.gov.uk/councilmeetings.
5. Who in the person within the Council is overall responsible for this issue?
The Council management structure can be found online via
https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20050/how_the_council_works/332/staff_and_management_structure.
In general the work of refugee resettlement falls within the Communities & People Directorate.
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