Companies hold 10-year accommodation contracts for asylum seekers, amid a push to reduce private-sector involvement in the asylum system.
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Updated Aug 30
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What happened
Companies hold 10-year accommodation contracts for asylum seekers, amid a push to reduce private-sector involvement in the asylum system.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutKeep exploring
Part of
Andy Burnham and others criticize the Home Office over contract reform and asylum seeker policy.Also in this story
- Andy Burnham criticized the Home Office regarding its cohorts and policies on 2026-09-11.
- Home Office visa policies are being scrutinized for their impact on political commentators and government leadership.
- Public figures, including Afua Hirsch, are advocating for an overhaul of a government scheme.
- The Public Accounts Committee is scrutinizing failures within the Home Office asylum system, which impacts asylum seekers monitored by the Refugee Council.
The entities involved
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Home Office
United Kingdom government ministerial department
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Serco Group
British company based in Hook, Hampshire
Nothing else this week.
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Mears Group
UK for-profit housing and social care provider
Nothing else this week.
Related events
- Proposals have been put forward for an asylum centre within Oxfordshire.
- Home Office seeks planning permission for base use while North Yorkshire Council objects to asylum seekers.
- Lobbying is underway for a policy review regarding asylum accommodation capacity, with the Home Office determining local authority contributions in Bracknell Forest.
- Local residents form an action group regarding proposals for asylum seeker housing in Linton.
- The Home Office must commission surveys for an asylum accommodation site, involving the Ministry of Defence.