Paul Dear

Paul Dear is Deputy Director of the Cohesive Communities Division in the Welsh Government. The division includes the Inclusion and Cohesion team which leads the Welsh Government’s work in relation to refugees, asylum seekers and refused asylum seekers. This includes managing the implementation of the Nation of Sanctuary Refugee and Asylum Seeker Plan and related work including Afghanistan Integration and Resettlement. Paul has worked for the Welsh Government since 2006, having previously worked for local government, the voluntary sector and the Methodist Church. In a private capacity, he was the founding chair of the Trinity Centre in Cardiff, which provides support for refugees and asylum seekers. Paul lives in Cardiff.