Our publications

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Yorkshire and Humber Roma Practitioner Network Bulletin

Migration Yorkshire information pack
Migration Yorkshire bulletin
Migration Impacts Fund in Yorkshire and Humber: end of projects report
MIF Yorkshire and Humber: report on year 1
'Finding Sanctuary, Enriching Yorkshire and Humber' - the regional integration strategy for refugees and asylum seekers 2009-2011
Framework for Action on Employment and Skills for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Yorkshire and the Humber
Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Yorkshire and Humber, 1999-2008
Integration? The perceptions and experiences of refugees in Yorkshire and the Humber
Who are migrants? Easy to use guide
Status and category matter: refugee types, entitlements and integration support
Employment and skills research into asylum seekers and refugees in Yorkshire and the Humber

Yorkshire and Humber Roma Practitioner Network Bulletin

This is the first of what will be a regular series of bulletins for practitioners working with Roma people in the Yorkshire and Humber region. It contains news as well as studies of individual projects or teams around the region, with contact details, descriptions of what they do and what they have learned about effective working.

May 2012 - Yorkshire and Humber Roma Practitioner Network Bulletin [142 KB - Word format]

Contents include:

Roma SOURCE website goes live
National Roma Network
New National Roma Survey on its way – make it count!
Rotherham Living in my Community ESOL classes
Laco Eastern European Migrants Project at the Thornbury Centre, Bradford

Migration Yorkshire information pack [April 2012 edition]

Read this pack to find out about more about us:

Migration Yorkshire information pack [572 KB - pdf]

Contents include:

Migration Yorkshire
Local Authority Commission on Asylum and Migration
Strategic Migration Group
Accommodation Contract Board
Yorkshire and Humber Public Sector Group
Integration up North
Roma SOURCE
Our intelligence and research role
Our website
Glossary

Migration Yorkshire bulletin

Read our bulletin to see the big issues that we're tackling in the region.

Migration Yorkshire bulletin - Autumn 2011 [151 KB - pdf]. In this issue we focus on 'Integration up North', a new project to provide free training and guidance on migration for local authorities and others across the North of England. We also introduce our new 'MIST' [migration statistics] network.

Previous issues

Migration Yorkshire bulletin - Summer 2011 [139 KB - pdf]
Partnership bulletin - Spring 2011 [140 KB - pdf]
Partnership bulletin - Winter 2010 [143 KB - pdf]
Partnership bulletin - Autumn 2010 [142 KB - pdf]
Partnership bulletin - Summer 2010 [182 KB - pdf]
Partnership bulletin - Spring 2010 [166 KB - pdf]

Migration Impacts Fund in Yorkshire and Humber: end of projects report [November 2010]

This report brings together some of the good practice and lessons learned in Yorkshire and Humber during the 18 month funding period of the Migration Impacts Fund [MIF] from April 2009 to September 2010. The report aims to identify and record many of the innovative local approaches that were taken to make best use of this resource. It looks at how different local areas responded to the challenge to mitigate impact on host communities and looks forward to how some of this work will be embedded in mainstream delivery.

Migration Impacts Fund in Yorkshire and Humber: end of projects report [November 2010] [191 KB - pdf]

MIF Yorkshire and Humber: report on year 1 [March 2010]

Covering report on Migration Impacts Fund projects in the region 2009-2010, produced by Migration Yorkshire for the Department for Communities and Local Government. The report includes a regional overview, highlights achievements, and identifies new and emerging trends for 2010-2011. You can download this from the Progress report - year 1 section of our MIF network archive page.

'Finding Sanctuary, Enriching Yorkshire and Humber' - the regional integration strategy for refugees and asylum seekers 2009-2011

Yorkshire and Humber Regional Migration Partnership - June 2009

The aim of the strategy is the integration of refugees and asylum seekers into the Yorkshire and Humber region and its local communities. The strategy sets out a vision for integration and key objectives. It also identifies regional priorities for action under six areas of integration:

housing
health
work and skills
safety
community and society
children and young people

Available on the refugee integration strategy page, along with the action plan for implementing the strategy and a copy of asylum seeker and refugee consultation responses.

Framework for Action on Employment and Skills for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Yorkshire and the Humber

Regional Skills Partnership - December 2008

Outline The framework was developed by the Regional Skills Partnership with the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Migration Partnership [now 'Migration Yorkshire']. It recognises a need to maximise the skills base of this population for the benefit of the regional economy. The Framework is intended to help address the obstacles that prevent refugees from fully engaging in employment and learning opportunities. Tackling those obstacles is now widely recognised as the key to minimising problems and to unlocking refugees’ full potential to become productive members of society.

Click to download report: SkillsFrameworkForAction-Final_Dec08.pdf [422 KB]

Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Yorkshire and Humber, 1999-2008

Lewis, H; Craig, G; Adamson, S and Wilkinson, M - December 2008

This literature review, undertaken by the Centre for Research in Social Inclusion and Social Justice at the University of Hull, synthesises the regional research on refugees, asylum seekers and migrants to highlight key themes and identify research gaps. Commissioned by Yorkshire Futures with assistance from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Migration Partnership [now 'Migration Yorkshire'].

Available from the Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Yorkshire and Humber, 1999-2008 page of the Yorkshire Futures website.

Integration? The perceptions and experiences of refugees in Yorkshire and the Humber

Dwyer, P - Nottingham Trent University - November 2008

Abstract Using data generated in three focus groups with refugees resident in the Yorkshire and Humber region, this report explores refugees’ perceptions and experiences of integration. Initially, refugees’ understandings of integration are explored. Discussions then consider three potentially important areas of integration, that is, refugees’ interactions with their neighbours, activity in the paid labour market and contact with formal welfare agencies. In spite of the barriers that many of them routinely face, the refugees’ interviewed clearly value the opportunity to rebuild their lives in a new location free from persecution.

Click to download report: YH_RefugeeFocusGroups_Nov08.pdf [338 KB]

Who are migrants? Easy to use guide [November 2008]

A guide to different ‘types’ of migrants in the UK, with a diagram and definitions. These definitions are used by Migration Yorkshire and our partners. Available from the Who are migrants? page of this website.

Status and category matter: refugee types, entitlements and integration support

Brown, D - Yorkshire and Humber Regional Migration Partnership - January 2008

Outline This report identifies 43 'types' of refugee, possessing a combination of nine different statuses and eleven categories. The statuses determine the entitlements of a refugee and the category affects the integration support that they could receive. There are detailed findings illustrating the complexity of the UK system, alongside a series of tables, which can be used as a simpler reference guide.

Click to download colour version of this report: YHRMP_status&category_jan08v2.pdf [355 KB]

Click to download black and white version: YHRMP_status&category_v2_b&w.pdf [356 KB] - this version gives you a clearer result if you print the report in black and white.

Employment and skills research into asylum seekers and refugees in Yorkshire and the Humber: a review of existing data and recommendations

Brown, D - Yorkshire and Humber Regional Migration Partnership - October 2007

Main finding Despite some previous research, there are still big gaps in evidence about the employment and skills of refugees.
Main recommendation A comprehensive skills audit of refugees should be undertaken in Yorkshire and the Humber, funded by key regional organisations. This audit should:

be representative of refugees in the region
be closely connected to other research
feed directly into relevant strategies and policies
inform future projects

Click to download report: YHRMP_emp&skills_review_oct07.pdf [144 KB]