Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure value for money in respect of contracted-out services to Clearsprings Ready Homes.

The standards we expect from our contractors and providers are monitored closely to ensure they continue to meet them.

The standards of accommodation and service are set within the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services (AASC) contract and represent a higher standard of quality than the preceding COMPASS contracts. The AASC contracts have a robust performance management system, against which providers are expected to deliver.

Accommodation providers’ performance is monitored closely by dedicated staff in each contract area, who are in daily contact with them. This is supplemented by a formal governance process.

Details of the AASC can be found at: New asylum accommodation contracts awarded - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).