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The report came following a request from senior officials in the Home Office after concerns relating to safeguarding issues in hotels in Northern Ireland occupied by family groups of asylum ...
Those who are 16 or 17 at the time of arrival—the majority of these children—may be placed in foster care, but generally are placed in semi-independent accommodation, i.e. in 'shared flats or supervised accommodation'. [12] Most unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are supported under Section 20 of the Children Act 1989. [10]
The International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) is a unit of the Irish Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. [1] It is responsible for the provision of accommodation and related services to people in the international protection process, being those applying for refugee status or subsidiary protection .
This Act required all adult asylum seekers make an application for asylum support. Section 55 (1) of the Act prevents the Home Office and other public authorities in the UK from providing support and accommodation to asylum seekers unless satisfied that the applicant's claim for asylum was made as soon as reasonably practicable after their ...
An independent inquiry has been launched to look at the treatment of asylum seekers in Scotland during the pandemic. Campaigning organisation Refugees for Justice called for a review in the wake ...
The average annual cost of housing and supporting an asylum seeker has risen by £24,000 per person in the past four years as the Home Office becomes increasingly reliant on more expensive hotel ...
The externalization of asylum procedures is a type of migration policy pursued by the countries of the European Union, it consists of relocating the reception and accommodation of asylum seekers and the processing of their asylum applications, in places near the borders of the EU or in countries outside the EU, from which asylum seekers ...
An aerial view of the Bibby Stockholm at Portland Port, in southwest England, on Sunday. Campaigners flagged safety concerns over the UK government's plans to house 500 asylum-seekers on the boat.