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<p>Asylum accommodation is subject to a rigorous inspection regime to ensure that
it meets the requirements of the contract and the needs of service users. Providers
are required to inspect each property when a service user moves in and out of a property,
then again every month. The Home Office also inspects a significant proportion of
accommodation each year and prioritises its inspections on an intelligence led basis
to target accommodation where there have been issues.</p><p>The Home Office conducts
some of its inspection jointly with the accommodation provider to ensure better access
to the properties, agree what the defects are and allowing rectification work to start
immediately. The Statement of Requirements for the Contracts, which is in the public
domain, sets out the standards that are expected of asylum accommodation, including
examples of defects and clear timelines on the timescales within which any defects
must be remedied.</p><p>Home Office inspections have found that accommodation generally
meets the required standards and where defects are identified they are resolved within
the timescales set out in the contract. Where Providers have failed to meet these
contractual service standards sanctions have been imposed.</p>
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