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<p>Those accommodated on the barge in Portland will already be in the asylum system,
having been through initial screening and checks. They will have had their fingerprints
and identities recorded by the Home Office as part of robust security checks prior
to going aboard.</p><p>Those being accommodated are likely to come from various countries,
and already in the asylum system, having been through initial screening and checks.
They will be non-detained. It will be managed by a specialist and experienced provider,
which has a strong track record of providing this kind of accommodation. We will continue
to work closely with the councils, communities, and key local partners to manage any
impact in Dorset. If someone is late returning from a visit off the vessel, they will
be contacted to ascertain their whereabouts.</p><p>The provision of an accommodation
barge at Portland Port will provide the capacity for a maximum of 506 asylum seekers.
The vessel will contain multiple occupancy rooms that are an appropriate size for
the number of occupants in the appropriate space standard. The vessel will always
remain in line with marine industry safety regulations and meet all statutory requirements.</p><p>There
will be adequate accommodation, catering, laundry, facilities to support their well-being
and transport to and from the Port into the local community. The site at Portland
and is designed to be as self-sufficient as possible, in order to minimise the impact
on the local community. Legal representatives will be allowed, though any entry into
and or movement through the port is controlled by the security provider.</p><p>We
will assess individual’s suitability to reside at Portland, appropriate procedures
will be in place to prevent the spread of infectious disease, which is being considered
by the Multi Agency Forum health subgroup.</p><p>All information regarding the Bibby
Stockholm vessel in Portland can be found on the asylum accommodation factsheet found
here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1149157%2FPortland_Factsheet_050423.pdf&data=05%7C01%7CLucy.Hewins%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C514775178a554f67359108db55611f8c%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638197647848650958%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zRqTxyFBTAlbvagvyz2WU3Jejk5TBYoUHo4X7lrvMt8%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Portland_Factsheet_050423.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p>
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