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<p>The Home Office has regular engagement with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
on matters of communicable and notifiable diseases detected at Western Jetfoil and
Manston.</p><p>Directors of Public Health do attend operational asylum accommodation
meetings relating specifically to health, either in person or through representatives.
These are multi-agency forums, where any issues or concerns around the management
of infectious diseases in asylum accommodation can be discussed. However, the collaborative
approach to managing communicable diseases within the context of Manston and Western
Jetfoil and reducing the risk of their spreading is led by UKHSA and supported by
the Home Office.</p><p>The Home Office and DLUHC 2nd Permanent Secretary wrote to
Directors of Public Health, outlining the Home Office's ongoing programme of work
to limit the spread of infectious diseases in hotels.</p>
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