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<p>The welfare of asylum seekers is our utmost priority. The Home Office ensures that
accommodation provided is adequate and meets the regulatory standards.</p><p>The Home
Office assesses an individual’s suitability to reside at the sites and only accommodates
single adult males who are considered suitable to reside there. Guidance on the suitability
criteria used can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fasylum-accommodation-requests-policy&data=05%7C02%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C26df153d762749144a4308dc26521894%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638427381247208739%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BWOtcfv5C54E575s%2B8AuovhIMQ%2F5sD62COVg0jVDv18%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Allocation of accommodation</a>.</p><p>Each person’s suitability is
assessed at regular intervals and if they are no longer suitable for any reason, they
will be moved to alternative accommodation.</p><p>The Home Office operates a Safeguarding
Hub to support vulnerable individuals. Both the Home Office and its accommodation
providers have robust processes in place to ensure that where someone is at risk,
they are referred to the appropriate statutory agencies of the police, NHS, and social
services, to promote appropriate safeguarding interventions.</p><p>As well as making
safeguarding referrals to the appropriate statutory agencies, other actions include
attendance at adult protection meetings with the police and the Home Office liaise
with external and internal partners to share information. The statutory agencies retain
responsibility for all decisions on intervention activity.</p><p>All asylum seekers
in the UK may contact Migrant Help 24 hours a day, 365 days a year if they need help,
advice, or guidance. This includes raising issues relating to safeguarding.</p>
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