Leeds Asylum Charities write to the Home Secretary about a greater role for Local Authorities in Asylum Housing

A number of Migration Partnership members signed an open letter this week, urging the Government to bring Asylum Accommodation back under Local Authority Control. It was a rather hurried affair, but the letter was circulated and signatures were solicited/received in about 6 hours flat. 

Here’s some coverage of the letter in the Grauniad 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/14/charities-urge-ministers-to-let-councils-oversee-asylum-seeker-housing

And the text of the letter letter and the list of Charities supporting this can be found here. 

http://www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/news_and_events/news/3277_open_letter_to_uk_home_secretary_about_new_asylum_accommodation_contracts

Well done everyone.