Councils demand control over asylum contracting

By Mark Conrad | 06 December 2023

The Home Office has defended its asylum contracting amid calls to devolve management or oversight to councils.

Before publication of Hounslow LBC’s damning report into asylum contingency hotels managed by Home Office contractors, several London councils had demanded greater control.

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