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4th Report – The Home Office's management of asylum accommodation
Home Affairs Committee
HC 580
Published 27 October 2025
Recommendations
33
Rejected
Long-term contingency hotel use remains unfairly excluded from asylum distribution planning
Recommendation
The use of hotels for asylum accommodation was intended to be a short- term, contingency measure and consequently people in Contingency Accommodation do not “count” towards the Home Office’s plans for the distribution of asylum seekers across the country. In …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees it needs to account for contingency accommodation in overall planning, but explicitly rejects the recommendation to directly include contingency accommodation in National Allocation Plans for Dispersal Accommodation, citing concerns it would limit procurement of needed dispersal sites.
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34
Rejected
Amend indexing tool for asylum distribution, accounting for contingency accommodation and local factors
Recommendation
We recommend that the Home Office amends the indexing tool used to develop targets for the distribution of asylum seekers across the country so that it accounts for use of Contingency Accommodation. We also recommend that the Home Office ensures …
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Government Response Summary
The Home Office is reviewing its indexing tool but rejects the recommendation to directly account for Contingency Accommodation in its plans, arguing it would limit increasing Dispersal Accommodation. However, it does require providers to consider existing Dispersal Accommodation when proposing new sites.
Home Office
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38
Rejected
Implement reforms to ensure local impact assessment, improved notice periods, and consistent data sharing
Recommendation
We recommend that the Home Office implements a package of reforms to ensure that the impact of asylum accommodation on local areas is accounted for, including by: a. Ensuring that impacts on local services are adequately assessed by providers prior …
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Government Response Summary
The Home Office states it already considers impacts on local areas via an indexing model and has issued data sharing guidance to providers. However, it does not address providing 28 days' notice for new Contingency Accommodation and, after a pilot, reverted to a 28-day notice period (rather than reinstating 56 days) for most asylum seekers with positive decisions.
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