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The Home Office expects clear standards from our accommodation providers and monitors them closely to ensure those standards are met.<\/p>
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Evidence submitted to the Independent Chief Inspector showed that the accommodation providers were complying with the contractual requirement to have menus nutritionally validated and were providing a varied menu \u2013 usually rotating menus every 3 weeks. In addition, when physically visiting accommodation sites, inspectors noted menus on display at the sites appeared to be well balanced and showed that food options were rotated to create variety. They also found all the properties required to supply meals, provided the required number as stipulated in the contract requirements.<\/p>
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Service providers are also required to provide specialist meals as needed and that they should cater for special dietary, cultural or religious requirements. Inspectors saw evidence that specialist meals were provided and that dietary needs were considered.<\/p>
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The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the \u2018Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release<\/a>\u2019. Data on asylum applications awaiting an initial decision are published in table Asy_D03 of the \u2018asylum and resettlement detailed datasets<\/a>\u2019. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the \u2018Notes\u2019 page of the workbook. The latest data relates to 30 June 2022. Data as at 30 September 2022 is set to be published on 24 November 2022.<\/p> Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the \u2018Research and statistics calendar<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>"}
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