Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguarding procedures are in place for asylum seekers who disclose experiences of harm as the result of crimes said to have occurred prior to arrival in the UK.

The Home Office takes the safety and wellbeing of adults, families and children extremely seriously and we continuously review our safeguarding processes. We operate an Asylum Safeguarding Hub that receives referrals from a range of sources, including but not limited to accommodation providers, asylum decision making teams, and Migrant Help. Referrals are reviewed and actioned on a case-by-case basis. The Hub often acts as an interface between the Home Office, statutory partners and accommodation providers around safeguarding.