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<p>The Home Office has designed the project to replace the current asylum accommodation
and support services so as to ensure a smooth transition of services from one Provider
to another.</p><p>The timetable allows eight months for mobilisation and transition
activities, which is similar to the time that such activity took when the current
contracts came into operation. The Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract(AASC)
mobilisation transition plans have also built on a number of other lessons, including
the creation of a team with suitable experience, expertise and understanding of the
new contracts and the early engagement with enabling functions from across the Home
Office to plan out the demands that will be placed on them.</p><p>As we move to the
mobilisation phase we will increase our engagement with Local Authorities, where my
officials will be happy to discuss and address any concerns that Local Authorities
have with the transition plans<sup>.</sup></p><p> </p>
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