Bristol Sanctuary Strategy and Action Plan
Bristol City Council wants to hear from sanctuary seekers (refugees, asylum seekers, and people with insecure immigration status) and people who work with sanctuary seekers to help us to develop the Bristol Sanctuary Strategy 2025 to 2030.
The Bristol Sanctuary Strategy 2025 to 2030 will be a document that sets out what is most important to sanctuary seekers in our city and explains what Bristol City Council will work to achieve over the next five years to support them.
In line with our proud and historic status as a City of Sanctuary, our vision is that Bristol is a city of safety, a welcoming place where people seeking sanctuary are provided with support, services and opportunity to rebuild their lives and thrive in our communities.
Read our previous pdf Bristol Refugee, Asylum Seeker and Inclusion Strategy, 2019 to 2024(361 KB) .
We would value your ideas to help shape our strategy for the next five years.
Closed for feedback
Ended: 16 March 2025
What happens next
All responses to this survey will be analysed. The feedback will be used to help develop the Bristol Sanctuary Strategy 2025 to 2030.
In March 2025, we will explore your ideas in more detail through focus groups with a range of sanctuary seekers, and with support from interpreters.
When we have a draft strategy ready to share, we will ask you for your views in a public consultation. We expect this to be in late spring or summer 2025.
The Bristol Sanctuary Strategy and Action Plan 2025 to 2030 will go to Children and Young People’s Committee in Summer 2025 for their approval. In making their decision, Committee will consider the report of consultation responses.
View our meetings, agendas and minutes page on the democracy website for:
- forthcoming committee meetings and their agendas
- details of any decisions that are made
Key dates
- Start date: 23 January 2025
- End date: 16 March 2025