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Thirty-Fourth Report - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership
Public Accounts Committee
HC 639
Published 29 May 2024
Conclusions (3)
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Conclusion
Rejected
The Home Office does not yet know how it will evaluate the impact and value for money of the Rwanda partnership. The success of the Rwanda partnership is dependent on whether it deters people from making dangerous and illegal journeys to the UK, including small boat crossings. The Home Office …
Government Response Summary
The government will not proceed with developing an evaluation strategy or assessing value for money because the Migration and Economic Development Partnership policy has been ceased.
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Conclusion
Rejected
The success—and value for money—of the Rwanda partnership depends on whether it deters people from making dangerous and illegal journeys to the UK, including small boat crossings. In 2023, the Home Office estimated that illegal entries need to reduce by one third from 2022 levels for the policy to represent …
Government Response Summary
The government notes the recommendation, stating that the evaluation of deterrent impact and value for money for the MEDP policy will not proceed because the policy's operationalisation has ceased.
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Conclusion
Rejected
Assessing the deterrent effect, and thus value for money, of the scheme will be complex. The Home Office recognised that it will be difficult to isolate the impact of the Rwanda partnership from other government policies intended to stop small boat crossings and reduce illegal migration, such as the agreement …
Government Response Summary
The government states that the evaluation of the deterrent impact and value for money for the MEDP policy will not proceed because the policy's operationalisation has ceased.