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The Home Office told us that the number of people that could be relocated to...
Conclusion
The Home Office told us that the number of people that could be relocated to Rwanda under the partnership is uncapped. We asked about its ability to scale up to relocate more than 50,000 people to Rwanda and if it had a “plan B” if flights to Rwanda could not get off the ground quickly enough. The Home Office told us that “plan A” was implementing the Rwanda partnership but the Home Office was planning for a range of scenarios, including negotiating arrangements with other countries. We asked about progress with these negotiations, and reports in the media that the Home Office was in actively talks with four other countries about third country removal of asylum seekers, and that more countries have been approached. The Home Office told us that it did not comment on leaks, but that it would not recommend assuming that the information reported was up- to-date or accurate.56
Government Response
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Source
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
Report
Thirty-Fourth Report - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership
29 May 2024
HC 639
Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age
2.3 yrs
Report published
29 May 2024