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Written question asked by Baroness Buscombe (Conservative) on Monday, 1 December 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 December 2025. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Monday, 15 December 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Hotels

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 25 November (HL11798), whether those in charge of hotels in which asylum seekers are house are required to inform the Home Office of any residents who have disappeared and what steps are taken to locate such residents.

Answer

Home Office accommodation is non-detained, asylum seekers are free to come and go from the sites.

The Home Office expects the highest standards from accommodation providers, who are expected to conduct regular checks across the asylum estate including reporting police for disappearing of asylum seekers. A detailed breakdown of all of the services to be undertaken by accommodation providers and the standards we expect can be found in the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contracts.

Schedule 2 to AASC contract provides:

Accurate and auditable daily site registers maintained in accordance with the Home Office’s requirements. The Provider must inform the Home Office as soon as they become aware of an unauthorised absence of an asylum seeker from the relevant Initial Accommodation

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12487
Session
2024-26
Related items
Undocumented Migrants
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Written questions
House of Lords
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Asylum Hotels
Link
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