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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

Billions squandered on asylum hotels because of Home Office ‘incompetence’

Billions of pounds have been squandered on asylum hotel contracts thanks to Home Office mismanagement and incompetence, a major report has found.

Ministers and civil servants have become heavily reliant on the costly use of hotels for asylum accommodation, creating huge contracts for providers with little accountability or oversight, MPs from the Home Affairs Committee have warned.

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