C142/2021/2022 - Inclusion Services Wales

The Sanctuary Seekers Support Service aims to provide a national support service for people seeking sanctuary on a pan-Wales basis. The service aims to draw upon a number of inter-related areas with a pan-Wales geographical spread and collaborative working to fulfill the themes and outcomes. The key objectives we expect the Sanctuary Seekers Support Service to achieve are: - Ensuring anyone living in Wales as a forced migrant can get access to expert advice and advocacy support through this service; - Advice would be free to clients, independent of Government, and of a high-quality. - The service will dedicated focus on the need for legal immigration advice, support for children and young people in these systems, women and LGBTQ+ individuals; - Advice and advocacy support will be accessible regardless of language needs, location or digital connectivity and a variety of communication and interpretation methods will be used to ensure this is the case; - Sanctuary seekers will receive support towards community integration, including strengthen their skills and capacity to build their lives in Wales; - The project will ensure Welsh Government has the data and insights needed to understand and respond to trends and gaps in required support; - The project will contribute towards building public understanding and awareness of the circumstances, needs and talents of forced migrants living in Wales. This will involve engagement with the media and local communities.