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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Diane Taylor

Home Office contractors accused of paying for sex while deporting migrants

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Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s refugee and migrant rights director, said the Home Office needs to critically reassess its use of private contractors to carry out immigration tasks. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

An investigation has been launched after claims that Home Office contractors paid for sex while deporting people abroad, the Guardian has learned.

Five whistleblowers have said some colleagues regularly paid sex workers on overnight stopovers over a period of 10 years after accompanying migrants on flights from the UK.

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