Glasgow stabbings: Concerns over asylum hotel plan ahead of incident
In 2018 Glasgow was the UK local authority with the most dispersed asylum seekers,More than 150 other UK local authorities did not house a single asylum seeker.
Since the lockdown was imposed many, who formerly lived in flats in the city, were moved into hotels closed because of the Covid-19 restrictions. "It is unacceptable and almost certainly a breach of the asylum accommodation contract that these assessments were not conducted. "Frightened ppl, many who don't speak English were told to sign lease terms and conditions without interpreters present."
"Tonight, we also think of the staff in the hotel and our colleagues at the scene - all are in our thoughts."Serco had embarked on a campaign of changing locks on flats occupied by asylum seekers whose leave to remain in the UK had been refused.Mears said while people may still be forced to leave their homes as a consequence of Home Office decisions, it pledged to follow court due process in all cases.
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