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<p>Immigration is a reserved matter and representatives from across Government meet
with their counterparts and will continue to do so as part of regular engagement with
the Devolved Administrations.</p><p>The Home Secretary chaired the Home Office's Inter
Ministerial Group with the Devolved Administrations on 11th July 2023, where one of
the items for discussion was the Illegal Migration Bill.</p><p>From 13 April 2022,
all local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales are considered a dispersal area
and will need to take part in asylum dispersal. This is to ensure a fair and equitable
accommodation spread of asylum seekers across the UK. We have agreed targets for every
local authority and region in the UK to deliver by the end of 2023. The latest published
Home Office figures from 31st March 2023 show that Midlothian has one asylum dispersal
accommodation.</p><p>The SNP Government are accommodating 4.6% of the total asylum
population being accommodated in the UK, when Scotland makes up 8.2% of the UK population.</p><p>If
you would like to put forward specific proposals, please do contact the Home Office
at: rasiengagementhubregionalconsultation@homeoffice.gov.uk and officials will happily
discuss this in greater detail with you.</p>
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