Martin Ford 27 March 2025

Asylum hotel contingency plan activated

The Home Office has activated contingency plans following the axing of an asylum hotel contractor.

In a letter to council chief executives, the Home Office said it had asked for Stay Belvedere Hotels Limited (SBHL), a sub-contractor of Clearsprings Ready Homes to be ‘removed from the supply chain with immediate effect'.

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