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Recommendation 14
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Implement clear process for regularly reviewing asylum accommodation subcontractors and increase transparency.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Home Office reports back to us in its response to this report on the outcome of its audit of asylum accommodation subcontractors and implements a clear process for how it will regularly review significant subcontractors. It should also increase transparency about which companies are responsible for delivering asylum accommodation. In the interests of transparency, the Home Office should write to the Committee as soon as it is able, to provide a full account of the circumstances of the termination of Stay Belvedere Hotels Ltd as a subcontractor. (Recommendation, Paragraph 65) 98 Provider profits
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response deflects the recommendation by focusing entirely on policies for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) and age assessment processes, rather than addressing subcontractor audits, transparency, or the termination of Stay Belvedere Hotels Ltd.
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Government Response
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The Home Office is committed to strengthening transparency and accountability across its asylum accommodation contracts. As a result, 93% of the excess profits identified by the auditors have been returned to the Home Office, with the validity of the remaining 7% still under discussion and negotiation is currently underway with the aim of swiftly agreeing the return of these remaining monies. To ensure subcontractors are regularly reviewed, a subcontractor assurance framework is being devised and implemented to identify and rectify any issues within supply chains. This will ensure Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract providers carry out adequate due diligence on their subcontractors. The framework will set out a consistent approach to subcontractor checks and controls and will strengthen supply-chain visibility for the Home Office. The Home Office publishes information about asylum accommodation contracts and related awards on Contract Finder, which provides public access to contract notices, award detail and associated documentation. We have written separately to the Committee as requested. Provider Profits
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