Asylum accommodation: Home Office acquisition of former HMP Northeye

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 31 Oct 2024 Closed: 3 Apr 2025 Parliament page
The Home Office is responsible for asylum in the UK, as well as for supporting people seeking asylum by providing financial support and accommodation while it determines their asylum claim. The previous Government sought to reduce the use of hotels as accommodation by setting up sites including barges and disused … Read more
1 Recommendation
30 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
5 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 9 events
6 May
2025
Report published
7 Apr
2025
Correspondence
31 Mar
2025
Correspondence
31 Mar
2025
Correspondence
5 Feb
2025
Report published
9 Dec
2024
Oral evidence
9 Dec
2024
Correspondence
9 Dec
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
5 Dec
2024
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
9 Dec 2024
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Belinda Mather · Home Office Joanna Rowland · Home Office Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE · Home Office
Title HC No. Published Items Response
7th Report - Asylum accommodation: Home Office acquisition of fo… HC 361 5 Feb 2025 31 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
3 Recommendation Accepted
7th Report - Asylum accommodation:…
Set out staffing levels and plans for strengthening commercial capability within asylum accommodation team.
The Home Office failed to ensure it had sufficient capability to manage the commercial and property risks during its acquisition of the Northeye site. In 2023, the Home Office was acquiring several large asylum accommodation sites at the same time … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation, detailing increased commercial and property capability within the Home Office's asylum accommodation team, including new senior appointments, an additional Commercial Specialist, and an increase of three professionally qualified resources since the Northeye acquisition. It also provides detailed staffing numbers and qualifications for property, facilities management, and health and safety teams.
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Government Response AI assessment · 1 of 1 classified
Accepted 1
Total 1 rec + 30 conclusions
Correspondence 5 letters
7 Apr 2025 To committee Letter from the Second Permanent Secretary of the Home Office relating to Committee’s report Asylum accommodation: Home Office acquisition of former HMP Northeye, Session 2024-25, Recommendation 6, April 3
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31 Mar 2025 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Home Office relating to PAC’s 07th Report of Session 2024-25, Asylum accommodation: Home Office acquisition of former HMP Northeye, Recommendation 2, 20 March 2025
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31 Mar 2025 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Home Office relating to the oral evidence session held on 09 December 2024 on the Acquisition of Northeye Site for Asylum Accommodation, 24 March 2025
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9 Dec 2024 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Home Office relating to the Home Office acquisition of the Northeye site at Bexhill, 09 December 2024
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5 Dec 2024 From committee Letter to the Permanent Secretary of the Home Office relating to the Committee’s upcoming hearing on Asylum accommodation: Home Office acquisition of former HMP Northeye, 03 December 2024
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