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Promotional material: Asylum accommodation: Portland Port

Home Office

October 15
13:51 2024

The pressure on the asylum system from small boat arrivals has continued to grow and requires us to look at a range of accommodation options which are more appropriate and offer better value for the taxpayer than expensive hotels.

An older version of this factsheet from 29 December 2023 is available on the National Archives.

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Published 13 December 2023
Last updated 15 October 2024 +show all updates
  1. Information added to address allocation of Asylum Seekers to the barge.

  2. Factsheet has been updated throughout following the Home Secretary's decision not to renew the contract for use of the Bibby Stockholm barge.

  3. Removed impact assessment as published in error.

  4. Equality impact assessment added.

  5. First published.

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