Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to protect wider public safety and security in respect of bail conditions given to asylum seeker claimants processed through RAF Manston and their decanting to bail hostels and other accommodation in Kent.

All asylum seekers processed through Manston undergo mandatory identity and security checks before they are bailed to appropriate asylum accommodation. We capture the given identity, and biometric (facial and fingerprint) data. This biographic and biometric data is checked and compared against relevant Home Office systems and police criminality databases, including domestic and international data so we can establish whether the person is a threat to public safety.

When bailing asylum seekers from Manston, the Home Office assesses each case individually to impose appropriate bail conditions. Further information on the powers to grant immigration bail and impose bail conditions can be found in published guidance: Immigration bail (accessible) - GOV.UK.