National migration conference

• Managing migration – learning the lessons
• About the event
• Speakers
• Publications and case studies

Managing migration – learning the lessons

Over the past year, the Migration Excellence Programme has been managed by the IDeA and funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government. Its objectives have been to develop migration best practice and learning, and to support capacity-building in 21 councils which had faced particular migration pressures in their local communities. Various resources have been developed for these councils, who have also benefited from the support of member, officer, voluntary and community sector peers.

The national conference was a chance to hear about the work and share experience.

About the event

The conference took place on 16 October 2008 from 10.15 am to 4 pm (followed by a drinks reception) at the Hilton Tower Bridge, London. The purpose of the conference was to disseminate lessons learnt from the programme and its 11 support projects with councils and to celebrate the outcomes of the programme and promote the resources it has created for others to take the work forward.

Speakers

A mixture of plenary and workshop sessions took place.

The speakers were:

• Sadiq Khan MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Communities and Local Government
• Krishnan Guru-Murthy, newscaster and journalist
• Councillor Richard Kemp, Deputy Chair, LGA
• Brian Wilson, IDeA Programme Manager

The conference was chaired by:

• Lucy de Groot, Executive Director, IDeA
• Angela Mason, National Advisor on Equalities and Cohesion, IDeA

The conference had a full agenda and some of the speakers produced PowerPoint presentations which can be found in the following document.

Migration conference agenda and speakers presentations

A transcript of Sadiq Khan's speech can be found on the egov website.

Speech by Sadiq Khan MP

Case studies, publications and online resources

Key messages and overview

The main findings of the IDeA Migration programme have been published in an 'Overview of the programme'.

Overview, migration excellence programme (PDF, 12 pages, 645KB)

The key messages of the conference have been summarised in the following document:

New migration, changing dynamics, local responses (PDF, 28 pages, 875KB)

Case studies

The programme has generated a number of case studies, some of which are available in print:

A partnership response to new migration – Allerdale Borough Council

Using a scrutiny review – Carlisle City Council

ESOL provision – London Borough of Ealing

A response to new migration – East Lindsey District Council

Community tensions – Humber Improvement Partnership

Community leadership – Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Supporting frontline staff – Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Migrants' skills – Newcastle City Council

Developing data – Southampton City Council

Improving standards – Suffolk County Council

Better housing – West Wiltshire District Council

Migration scenarios – Wychavon District Council

Online resources

Others are available as online resources:

Provision of English as a second language – London Borough of Ealing

Online staff training support – Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Responsible employer scheme – Suffolk County Council

Migrant housing and HMOs (PDF, 113 pages, 2292KB) – West Wiltshire District Council

Migrant workers mini scenarios report – Wychavon District Council

Migration awareness raising presentation for councillors (PPT, 397KB) – East Lindsey District Council

CANS online legal advice – Humber Improvement Partnership

Migrant tenants housing advice (PDF, 4 pages, 1698KB) – Humber Improvement Partnership

Employment advice to migrant workers (PDF, 4 pages, 651KB) – Humber Improvement Partnership

Equality and diversity partnerships review – Carlisle City Council