COSLA Project Team

The COSLA Project Team is responsible for developing a wide-ranging and innovative policy agenda that addresses the most pressing issues in relation to asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. Policy initiatives are taken to the SSCG (to which the project team provides the secretariat function) or through COSLA’s political structures for debate and consideration, after which approved policies will be progressed or implemented.

The Project Team also represents COSLA externally, offering strategic advice at a number of forums and through attendance at a number of working groups. These include:

Scottish Refugee Integration Forum
National Consortia Co-ordination Group
Local Government Association Task Group
Immigration Advisory Service Advisory Group
Edinburgh and Lothian Refugee Forum
Women Asylum Immigration and Refugee Issues Group
UASC Reform Working Group
New Roots Scotland
Asylum Positive Images Network

More broadly, the Project Team offers advice, guidance and assistance to local authorities, the media and other agencies who have enquiries about refugees, asylum seekers and migrants.

The team currently consists of the following two officers, both of whom are based in the COSLA Glasgow office.

Derek Mitchell
CSMP Manager
0141 314 3796
derek@cosla.gov.uk

Mhoraig Green
CSMP Policy Officer (Asylum and Refugee Issues)
0141 314 3906
mhoraig@cosla.gov.uk

Lorraine Cook
CSMP Policy Officer (Managed Migration)
0141 314 3548
lorraine@cosla.gov.uk