Asylum seekers currently housed at Penally Camp will be moved to ‘suitable accommodation’ it has been reviled, this follows after protests from asylum seekers housed in the camp.
Home Office immigration minister Chris Philp has stated that it is intended to move all the residents of the camp into ‘suitable dispersed accommodation as soon as reasonably practical’ and they were hoping to start the moves from last Monday, January 18.
Mr Philp said: ”It remains our intention to move all individuals in contingency accommodation into suitable dispersed accommodation as soon as reasonably practical, we are hoping to commence moves for small numbers of people out from week commencing 18th January, however our immediate priority is to ensure that we continue to meet out legal duty to house destitute asylum seekers and ensure their safety and wellbeing.
”The Home Office have undertaken a number of assessments at the Penally Camp; Equality Impact, Fire, Evacuation controls/plans and infection controls including for Covid 19.
”A rapid review of asylum accommodation was undertaken with the assistance of Human Applications who conducted a ‘deep dive’ on our approach to initial accommodation during the coronavirus pandemic.
”We continue to work closely with the Welsh health leads and if necessary, conduct an internal evaluation of asylum support provision in Penally with any recommendations being actioned accordingly.”
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