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Glasgow Live
Glasgow Live
National
Holly Lennon

Glasgow asylum seekers moved to hotels during pandemic faced soaring rates of self-harm and depression

Hundreds of asylum seekers in Glasgow were given just 30 minutes' notice before being removed from their homes and taken to hotels during the pandemic.

Those taken from their homes 'didn't understand where they were being moved to or why' and suffered an increase in mental health issues as a result, a damning report has found.

Home Office appointed contractor Mears moved around 200 asylum seekers living in Glasgow into hotels during the pandemic to minimise travel and allow their staff to 'ensure' social distancing was observed.

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