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    The Home Office did not consult with local authorities before restarting the policy of evicting asylum seekers, despite concerns about a rise in homelessness and COVID risks. Freedom of information requests showed that none of the 26 councils surveyed had been briefed by ministers about the policy change. Local authorities were not informed before the announcement in mid-September.

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    The Home Office did not consult with local authorities before restarting the policy of evicting asylum seekers, despite concerns about a rise in homelessness and COVID risks. Freedom of information requests showed that none of the 26 councils surveyed had been briefed by ministers about the policy change. Local authorities were not informed before the announcement in mid-September.

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    The Home Office did not consult with local authorities before restarting the policy of evicting asylum seekers, despite concerns about a rise in homelessness and COVID risks. Freedom of information requests showed that none of the 26 councils surveyed had been briefed by ministers about the policy change. Local authorities were not informed before the announcement in mid-September.

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    Home Office 'failed to discuss restart of asylum evictions

    with local authorities'


    Councils not briefed about policy change despite concerns about homelessness and Covid
    risks

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    Clea Skopeliti
    Sat 14 Nov 2020 19.03 GMT

    The Home Office did not discuss the decision to restart asylum evictions with local authorities, it
    has been revealed, despite concerns about the immediate impact on homelessness and
    heightened risks of coronavirus transmission.

    Councils were not briefed about the change in policy before it was announced in mid-September,
    a freedom of information investigation by the Independent online newspaper showed,
    underlining that all 26 councils that responded said there had been no consultation with
    ministers.

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