Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has placed any contractual requirements on private organisations to liaise with (a) local authorities, (b) health boards, (c) local voluntary sector and (d) Senedd Cymru when planning to accommodate asylum seekers in Wales.

The Home Office requires that all of our accommodation providers engage and consult with local authorities and other partners on the procurement and placement of supported asylum seekers. Full details of our requirements can be found online at:

AASC - Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract Wales - Contracts Finder

The Home Office is committed to working with statutory partners in planning for the dispersal and accommodation of asylum seekers and funds Strategic Migration Partnerships to facilitate and enable that engagement, including in Wales. In addition, the Home Office has, in April this year, established monthly regional governance forums to plan for the dispersal of asylum seekers and consider the impact on statutory and other services.