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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Diane Taylor

Home Office squandered billions on ‘failed and chaotic’ asylum accommodation

A section cut out of a perimeter fence at the grounds of the former Northeye prison
Northeye, in East Sussex, which the government bought for £15.4m to house asylum seekers, but never used. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

The Home Office has squandered billions of pounds on asylum accommodation due to long-term mismanagement of a “failed, chaotic and expensive” system, according to a report published by a powerful parliamentary committee.

The Commons cross-party home affairs committee report, published on Monday, highlights the previous and current governments’ failures to manage the mix of hotels, large sites such as the Wethersfield former military base in Essex, and shared housing.

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