The Home Office is considering a site in Norfolk/Suffolk for asylum seeker accommodation, which is also vital for police training.
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Updated Aug 27
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The Home Office is considering a site in Norfolk/Suffolk for asylum seeker accommodation, which is also vital for police training.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Police unrest is reported in Norfolk as Shelter criticizes housing policy, coinciding with comments from Anna Turley regarding Home Office arrest figures.Sub-event
- The Home Office is currently involved in housing migrants in the Norfolk region.Sub-event
- The Home Office certified a candidate for police training.Sub-event
HO considers site for asylum accommodation, noting its importance for police training.1 source
Home Office updates asylum housing plans, confirming Barnham site and considering Oxfordshire.1 source
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Home Office seeks planning permission for asylum centre in Bicester, Linton-on-Ouse, and Barnham.Also in this story
- Calum Miller, MP for Bicester, urged transparency on the asylum plan and requested an independent review by NISTA.
- Judicial review is underway regarding planning and environmental compliance for a potential asylum centre site extension, with the council leader expressing disappointment over the 2030 site extension.
- The MoD plans to utilize the RAF facility at Linton for asylum seeker accommodation, following Ben Wallace's previous scrapping of housing plans there.
The entities involved
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Home Office
United Kingdom government ministerial department
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Norfolk
county in East Anglia, England, UK
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Suffolk
county of England
Related events
- The Home Office announced asylum seeker housing plans in Oxfordshire, proposed expansion of sites in Essex, and sought planning approval for a migrant camp in Bicester.
- The Home Office is utilizing military sites for asylum seeker accommodation.
- The Home Office is considering the use of former military bases for asylum seeker accommodation, alongside media reports of government misrepresenting migrant intake numbers.
- The Home Office must commission surveys for an asylum accommodation site, involving the Ministry of Defence.
- Home Office seeks planning permission for base use while North Yorkshire Council objects to asylum seekers.