Home Office written question – answered at on 26 November 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2020 to Question 110853, on the rapid review of initial accommodation for asylum seekers, if (a) all information and data collected on asylum seekers is treated as confidential and will be anonymised before handed to the Home Office, and (b) participants are given access to legal advice and representation throughout the process.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2020 to Question 110853 on the internal review on initial accommodation for asylum seekers, if her Department will publish (a) the report in full, (b) the date at the end of the month when the summary of recommendations will be publicly available, and (c) the sites chosen for the review.
The Home Office is reviewing the recommendations of the rapid review and, as previously stated, will seek to publish a summary of the recommendations. We will also hold round tables with stakeholders to discuss the recommendations, actions taken and proposed next steps.
Asylum seekers’ views were sought as part of the review process. Participation was entirely voluntary and confidential. These views fed into the overall findings and recommendations. No identifying or confidential information was shared with the Home Office.
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