Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 23296 on Asylum: Housing, what was implemented in the comprehensive assurance action plan.

Following the January 2026 Programme Assurance Review, the Home Office implemented a comprehensive assurance action plan to address recommendations relating to programme planning, governance, organisational design, communications, risk management and delivery capability. The programme strengthened governance and assurance arrangements, expanded planning capability, developed more detailed delivery plans across workstreams, clarified programme structures and delegated responsibilities, and introduced enhanced reporting and programme management controls. Actions were also taken to test delivery assumptions and risks through structured scenario planning, timeline assessments and pre-mortem exercises, helping to inform future delivery decisions and programme strategy.

Since the review, substantial progress has been made in implementing these improvements. This includes the completion of communications planning activity, delivery of risk and timeline assessment work, development of programme guidance and operating arrangements, and the establishment of more integrated planning and governance processes. The programme has also continued to strengthen commercial, operational and programme capability in support of the revised delivery model.

Further assurance activity undertaken during 2026 has considered progress against the recommendations and identified additional opportunities for improvement, which have been incorporated into ongoing programme management activity. While a significant number of actions have been completed or are nearing completion, some remain subject to final governance approval, assurance review and evidence-based validation. It would therefore not be appropriate to publish a definitive action-by-action account until that process has concluded.