This is the list of documents available for the submission By Councillor Susan Aitken:- "Council considers that the UK Government's asylum dispersal system and asylum accommodation contracts put significant pressure on our ability to deliver positive outcomes for asylum seeking individuals and families and local communities, and that the new asylum accommodation contracts due to come into effect in 2019 will not improve the current system. Council notes that among the 4,500 asylum seekers currently dispersed to Glasgow are people who have waited many years for a final decision on their claim for asylum. Council believes that, if Glasgow is to continue to operate as a successful dispersal city, significant and urgent improvements are required and therefore calls on UK Ministers to: (1) amend legislation to permit those registered as asylum seekers and awaiting a decision for longer than 6 months to work or study; (2) consider for amnesty those registered in the asylum system for more than 3 years without a final decision, with a view to granting discretionary leave to remain in the UK; (3) pause the award of the new asylum accommodation contract and work in partnership with the devolved administrations and local authorities in dispersal areas to respond to their concerns regarding the operation of the asylum system and the need for resources for participating local authorities; (4) as an interim measure, provide Glasgow with its appropriate share of funding for Local Asylum Support Officers, on the same basis as it was made available to local authorities in England; and (5) amend the procurement process to allow local authorities to bid for asylum accommodation contracts. Council instructs the Chief Executive to continue supporting the City Government in highlighting the need for improvements to the asylum dispersal system and raising the Council's concerns through the Asylum Taskforce and directly with UK Ministers.".

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