Home Office Has No Asylum Accommodation Strategy, Says Outgoing Chief Inspector of Borders

The Home Office has no strategy for housing asylum seekers and needs to expand its asylum estate to cope with demand, the outgoing chief inspector of borders has said. David Neal, independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, told the Financial Times on Friday that the Home Office has “no asylum accommodation strategy.” “They don’t identify the lessons, they don’t learn the lessons,” said Mr. Neal, adding, “The Home Office doesn’t want to change.” Mr. Neal, who is due to step down next month, said there had been problems across the asylum and immigration detention estate, including some facilities being inadequate....