New Arrivals Alliance Research Launch

The New Arrivals Alliance (NAA) intends to bring together a range of voluntary and community sector organisations in Derby to ensure that every new arrival* to the city receives support at the point of need from the most appropriate organisation(s). It is currently hosted by Community Action Derby.

*New arrivals are defined for this purpose as asylum seekers (with or without Home Office support), refugees and those arriving through resettlement schemes who may not have refugee status but have been granted leave to remain and have similar support needs.

Following a competitive tending process, in September 2023 the NAA Steering Group appointed consultant Julian Prior (PRIORity advice) to “undertake an appraisal and produce a report with recommendations for a collective Voluntary Sector approach to supporting new arrivals in Derby”.

On Wednesday 24 Jan 2024, an event was held at the University of Derby Law School to launch the completed research report.

Julian presented an overview of his findings, which you can read here. Councillor Hardyal Dhindsa also gave a short speech about the NAA from a local authority perspective. During a section on the next steps for the Alliance, it was revealed that, as per one of the recommendations from the report, the Steering Group are now working on recruiting a member of staff to lead the work of the Alliance moving forward. This was followed by a Q&A session and the event finished with an opportunity for networking.

You can download a copy of the full report below:

New Arrivals Alliance Research Report

*Update - April 2024*

Following the recruitment process, Richard Keene has been appointed to the role of New Arrivals Alliance Manager. 

For more information about the New Arrivals Alliance, please contact Richard on the details below:

• Email - richard.keene@communityactionderby.org.uk
• Tel - 01332 227713