Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of arrangements for the housing of an increased number of asylum seekers in Shrewsbury.

The safety and wellbeing of asylum seekers in our care is of paramount importance to us. Providers are required to provide safe, habitable, fit for purpose. Providers are required to supply a standard inventory of items along with the accommodation.

In addition to the provider’s monthly inspections, ASC-A inspects properties on a targeted basis, as well as testing providers’ monthly performance against the contractual KPIs and conducting assurance reviews of aspects of performance.