Home Office written question – answered at on 30 December 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who were placed in hotels in Slough absconded from their accommodation during 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied minors have been placed in in the Slough Borough Council area by her Department or its agencies.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the suitability of hotels in Slough constituency as long term accommodation for asylum seekers located there by her Department or its agencies.
The Home Office has no power to hold asylum seekers in hotels or any temporary accommodation if they wish to leave. The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates the number of adult asylum seekers leaving hotels. These figures are not available.
Using hotels to accommodate asylum seekers is not a long-term solution. Central to our focus is the impact on local communities, in sourcing specific sites, Accommodation Providers conduct a series of due diligence checks pre-mobilisation for use and must ensure that accommodation is statutorily and regulatory compliant.
In 2022 four Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) were transferred to Slough through the National Transfer Scheme. Details can be found at RASI (Resettlement, Asylum Support and Integration) data: Q3 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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