Asylum, immigration and resettlement

MS 1579/2/14

Asylum, immigration and resettlement

1991 - 2008

Copyright: Barrow Cadbury Trust and others

Partially Closed (Data Protection Act)

Organisations involved: Barrow Cadbury Trust, Barrow Cadbury Fund Ltd., Asylum, Immigration and Resettlement Programme, Civil Rights Programme.

Previous titles and or/title variations: civil rights.

Related grant categories: global exchange, migration; civil rights and social justice.

Dates of use: 1993/1994 to 2002/2003.

Cadbury Trusts grant subject filing reference number(s): n/a.

The asylum, immigration and resettlement category was originally established under the heading 'civil rights' in 1993/1994 following the merger of the Paul S. Cadbury Trust with the Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust. Civil rights was one of six new classifications introduced as part of a general reorganisation of grant categories. The civil rights category initially had three main areas of concern, 1) the settlement needs of refugees in Britain, 2) the rights of asylum seekers and immigrants, and 3) the right to employment. Civil rights grants were overseen by the four Relevant Trustees of the Civil Rights Programme (later the Asylum, Immigration and Resettlement Programme) Charles Cadbury, Ruth Cadbury, Richard Cadbury and Anna Southall.

The civil rights heading was populated with existing grants drawn primarily from the defunct civil rights and social justice, policy development and local services and employment categories. During its first year of operation total Trust expenditure in this area amounted to £247,600 disbursed to thirty organisations including the Action Trust, Centre for Child Protection, the Iraqi Community Association, the Public Law Project and Youthaid. The level of spending in this category rose modestly in line with other programmes with a joint Trust and Fund commitment of almost £500,000 by 2002/2003.

Shortly after its establishment the employment focus of civil rights grants was dropped to allow a greater concentration on immigration affairs. In 1998/1999 the name of the category was changed to 'asylum, immigration and resettlement' to reflect this shift in emphasis.

The first grant files under the asylum, immigration and resettlement/civil rights heading appear in the mid-1990s. However, existing grants transferred to the category often retain their original, pre-merger file references. Copy minutes from the Asylum, Immigration and Resettlement Programme/Civil Rights Programme may appear in grant files in addition to relevant Trust or Fund minutes.

In 2003/2004 the asylum, immigration and resettlement category was deleted as part of a further reorganisation of grant categories. Most grants under this heading, together with others from justice and peace, were transferred to the new Global Exchange Programme.