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star this property date less than 2023-11-30more like thismore than 2023-11-30
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Visas: Applications more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services appointments have been available at the Oxford Service Point in each month since January 2023; and what the cost to the applicant of such appointments was. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Oxford East more like this
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Anneliese Dodds more like this
unstar this property uin 4737 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-12-06more like thismore than 2023-12-06
star this property answer text <p>A UK Visa and Citizenship Application (UKVCAS) service was opened in Oxford on 30<sup>th</sup> May 2023.</p><p>Capacity has fluctuated over time to meet demand, but UKVCAS has delivered on average (June 23 – Nov 23) 407 appointments per month and currently has capacity of c.480 free and chargeable appointments per month. The standard fee of £139 per appointment is applicable for chargeable appointments.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Newark more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Jenrick remove filter
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less than 2023-12-06T16:10:48.493Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-06T16:10:48.493Z
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star this property label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds more like this
1674477
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star this property date less than 2023-11-30more like thismore than 2023-11-30
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Asylum: Temporary Accommodation more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of complaints concerning asylum accommodation were escalated to (a) the accommodation provider and (b) his Department in 2023. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
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Sir Stephen Timms more like this
unstar this property uin 4612 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-12-06more like thismore than 2023-12-06
star this property answer text <p>The data requested cannot be provided as it comes from live operational databases that have not been quality assured.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Newark more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Jenrick remove filter
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less than 2023-12-06T16:22:51.517Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-06T16:22:51.517Z
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4320
star this property label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
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163
star this property label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
1673975
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star this property date less than 2023-11-29more like thismore than 2023-11-29
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Immigration: Applications more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allowed (a) entry clearance and (b) in-country appeal decisions are awaiting implementation as of 29 November 2023. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Glasgow Central more like this
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Alison Thewliss more like this
unstar this property uin 4458 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
star this property answer text <p>The requested information cannot be accurately extracted from our internal systems. To provide this information would require a manual trawl of successful appeals and to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Newark more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Jenrick remove filter
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less than 2023-12-04T18:03:56.387Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-04T18:03:56.387Z
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4320
star this property label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
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4430
star this property label Biography information for Alison Thewliss more like this
1674019
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2023-11-29more like thismore than 2023-11-29
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Immigration: EU Nationals more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time taken was to process an EU settlement scheme application in the latest period for which data is available. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Ealing, Southall more like this
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Mr Virendra Sharma more like this
unstar this property uin 4380 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
star this property answer text <p>The following link contains more details in regards to EUSS processing times: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Feu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times%2Feu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications&amp;data=05%7C01%7CChris.Jones16%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C59d36908a9ba481b3a6108dbf27e603f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638370396809611597%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2ausOQDz9DZo3LOkUiW8%2FqfnEJDmoAO0Rl3%2FDPLgnxA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme: current estimated processing times for applications - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>All applications made under the scheme are determined on a case-by-case basis depending on their individual circumstances.</p><p>The latest link to our quarterly statistics can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Feu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-september-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CChris.Jones16%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C59d36908a9ba481b3a6108dbf27e603f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638370396809611597%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GjYOVTE9z5%2B5%2B8GCSq%2BQVer2fGaTv17auzOTENuyK0M%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-september-2023</a></p>
star this property answering member constituency Newark more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Jenrick remove filter
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less than 2023-12-04T17:44:35.95Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-04T17:44:35.95Z
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star this property label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma more like this
1673496
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star this property date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Visas: Skilled Workers more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November to Question 1561 on Visas: Applications, what is the (a) target time and (b) average time taken to process a skilled worker visa. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central more like this
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Chi Onwurah more like this
unstar this property uin 4149 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
star this property answer text <p>The Home Office makes every attempt to meet the service level agreement standard, but in certain cases additional checks are required which can mean visa requests take longer to process.</p><p>Data on performance against service standards is published through migration transparency data and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p><p>The Home Office also publishes information on visa processing times for applications inside and outside the UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/visa-processing-times" target="_blank">Visa processing times - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Newark more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Jenrick remove filter
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less than 2023-12-04T16:57:34.99Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-04T16:57:34.99Z
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star this property label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
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4124
star this property label Biography information for Chi Onwurah more like this
1673506
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star this property date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Migrant Workers: Visas more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many work visas were (a) applied for, (b) granted and (c) refused by job type in each financial year from 2019-20. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency St Albans more like this
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Daisy Cooper more like this
unstar this property uin 4276 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-12-05more like thismore than 2023-12-05
star this property answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on sponsored work entry clearance visas by occupation and industry in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on applications and grants are published in tables Occ_D01 and Occ_D02, respectively, of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#sponsored-work-visas-by-occupation-and-industry" target="_blank">Sponsored work visas by occupation and industry</a> dataset. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The data relates to between 2021 Q1 and 2023 Q3.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Newark more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Jenrick remove filter
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less than 2023-12-05T17:09:21.593Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-05T17:09:21.593Z
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4320
star this property label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Daisy Cooper more like this
1673528
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star this property date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Immigration: Employment more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2023 to Question 2778 on Immigration: Employment, and Freedom of Information release 31192, published on 11 June 2014, how many illegal working enforced visits were made by the UK Border Agency by employment sector in each year since 2012. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Halton more like this
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Derek Twigg more like this
unstar this property uin 4058 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
star this property answer text <p>To maintain the highest standards of accuracy, the Home Office refers to published data, as this has been subject to rigorous quality assurance under National Statistics protocols prior to publication.</p><p>Information about the number of illegal working enforcement visits conducted by Immigration Enforcement by employment sector is not available in our published data.</p><p>Our published data on enforcement visits (including illegal working visits) is available at the following link - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-relating-to-the-illegal-migration-bill" target="_blank">Statistics relating to the Illegal Migration Act - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Newark more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Jenrick remove filter
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less than 2023-12-04T17:45:49.163Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-04T17:45:49.163Z
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4320
star this property label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Derek Twigg more like this
1673568
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star this property date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Asylum: Finance more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was for (a) financial support and (b) accommodation for people (i) seeking asylum and (ii) arriving through other humanitarian routes in each of the last 10 years, broken down by local authority. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Harborough more like this
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Neil O'Brien more like this
unstar this property uin 4251 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
star this property answer text <p>The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide accommodation and other support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute while their application for asylum is being considered. Costs are subject to change depending on numbers being accommodated within the asylum system. The Home Office is currently spending around £8.3m per day on hotel accommodation. Total expenditure on asylum and humanitarian routes is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown which disaggregates the cost of financial support and accommodation for asylum seekers and refugees by local authority.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Newark more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Jenrick remove filter
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less than 2023-12-04T17:26:18.387Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-04T17:26:18.387Z
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star this property label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Neil O'Brien more like this
1673591
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star this property date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Asylum: Temporary Accommodation more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that private providers contracted to run asylum accommodation services deliver on their contractual obligations. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Bury South more like this
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Christian Wakeford more like this
unstar this property uin 4298 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-12-06more like thismore than 2023-12-06
star this property answer text <p>We have a robust governance framework in place to manage service delivery of the Asylum Accommodation Support Contracts (AASC). Details of the AASC can be found at:</p><p>New asylum accommodation contracts awarded - GOV.UK <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fnew-asylum-accommodation-contracts-awarded&amp;data=05%7C01%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C7e1d46cf1f7843b48ce608dbf0d4debc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638368569275490425%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=y9UXnCbV4ZWzh7Z%2BYzA3ohHS4%2BU36Blmk9N1w0dfwQY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-asylum-accommodation-contracts-awarded</a></p><p>The Statement of Requirements sets out the delivery standards providers are required to meet. It also sets out provider obligations in adherence to legislation such as the Human Rights Act 1998, the Equality Act 2010 as well as duties such as under section 55 of the Border, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, and the children’s duty, to safeguard children from harm and promote their welfare.</p><p>The Home Office has published Key Performance Indicator statistics covering the contractual obligations accommodation providers and others working in the asylum sector are required to deliver. This has been done since April 2020. This data is available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-performance-indicators-kpis-for-governments-most-important-contracts#full-publication-update-history" target="_blank">.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>In all proposed accommodation sites, our accommodation providers work through a standardised regulatory checklist to verify the appropriateness of the site, including a detailed risk-assessment in advance of use. We work with our providers to carry out due diligence checks which include all relevant health and safety checks to ensure a site is able to operate in a legally compliant manner with all relevant standards met. We have also recently invested in ensuring these checks consider the mental and wellbeing aspects of asylum seekers and we are committed to working with all relevant providers to improve and build on the high service standards we expect.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Newark more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Jenrick remove filter
star this property grouped question UIN 4299 more like this
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less than 2023-12-06T16:35:18.917Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-06T16:35:18.917Z
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4320
star this property label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
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4871
star this property label Biography information for Christian Wakeford more like this
1673593
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star this property date less than 2023-11-28more like thismore than 2023-11-28
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Asylum: Temporary Accommodation more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the safety and wellbeing of asylum seekers is prioritised while in asylum accommodation. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Bury South more like this
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Christian Wakeford more like this
unstar this property uin 4299 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-12-06more like thismore than 2023-12-06
star this property answer text <p>We have a robust governance framework in place to manage service delivery of the Asylum Accommodation Support Contracts (AASC). Details of the AASC can be found at:</p><p>New asylum accommodation contracts awarded - GOV.UK <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fnew-asylum-accommodation-contracts-awarded&amp;data=05%7C01%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C7e1d46cf1f7843b48ce608dbf0d4debc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638368569275490425%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=y9UXnCbV4ZWzh7Z%2BYzA3ohHS4%2BU36Blmk9N1w0dfwQY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-asylum-accommodation-contracts-awarded</a></p><p>The Statement of Requirements sets out the delivery standards providers are required to meet. It also sets out provider obligations in adherence to legislation such as the Human Rights Act 1998, the Equality Act 2010 as well as duties such as under section 55 of the Border, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, and the children’s duty, to safeguard children from harm and promote their welfare.</p><p>The Home Office has published Key Performance Indicator statistics covering the contractual obligations accommodation providers and others working in the asylum sector are required to deliver. This has been done since April 2020. This data is available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-performance-indicators-kpis-for-governments-most-important-contracts#full-publication-update-history" target="_blank">.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>In all proposed accommodation sites, our accommodation providers work through a standardised regulatory checklist to verify the appropriateness of the site, including a detailed risk-assessment in advance of use. We work with our providers to carry out due diligence checks which include all relevant health and safety checks to ensure a site is able to operate in a legally compliant manner with all relevant standards met. We have also recently invested in ensuring these checks consider the mental and wellbeing aspects of asylum seekers and we are committed to working with all relevant providers to improve and build on the high service standards we expect.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Newark more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Jenrick remove filter
star this property grouped question UIN 4298 more like this
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less than 2023-12-06T16:35:18.96Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-06T16:35:18.96Z
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star this property label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Christian Wakeford more like this