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Response 977135

Response to request for information

Reference

977137

Response date

1 December 2022

Request

Please provide us with the following information:

  • The number of asylum seekers placed in hotel accommodation within your area from January 2018 to the latest complete month, broken down by year and month
  • The number of hotels within your area being used to house asylum seekers from January 2018 to the latest complete month, broken down by year and month

In addition, please answer the following questions with a yes or no, if you cannot do this please provide additional details:

  • Are you (the council) currently engaged in or considering taking legal action to stop asylum seekers being housed in hotel accommodation in your area? (yes/no)
    • If yes what legal action have you taken/considered? 
  • Have you/are you considering using your planning enforcement powers to dispute the use of hotel accommodation to house asylum seekers? (e.g. change in use from hotel to a longer term housing facility) (yes/no)

Response

  • The number of asylum seekers placed in hotel accommodation within your area from January 2018 to the latest complete month, broken down by year and month

    • We do not place any asylum seekers in hotel accommodation, this is the role of the home office

  • The number of hotels within your area being used to house asylum seekers from January 2018 to the latest complete month, broken down by year and month
    • We are aware of one hotel being used to house asylum seekers

In addition, please answer the following questions with a yes or no, if you cannot do this please provide additional details:

  • Are you (the council) currently engaged in or considering taking legal action to stop asylum seekers being housed in hotel accommodation in your area? No
    • If yes what legal action have you taken/considered? 
  • Have you/are you considering using your planning enforcement powers to dispute the use of hotel accommodation to house asylum seekers? (e.g. change in use from hotel to a longer term housing facility) No

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