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Home Office delays plan to house asylum seekers at military bases
The Home Office delays relocating about 300 asylum seekers to Cameron Barracks, citing safety and operational concerns amid ongoing reforms to reduce asylum hotel use.
- This year the Home Office delayed plans to house around 300 men at Cameron Barracks, Inverness, saying people will move only when the site is `fully operational and safe`.
- Moving to large military sites is part of reforms to close asylum hotels and tackle illegal migration, with 36,273 people staying in hotels at the end of September, a 13% rise in three months.
- Widespread protests erupted across the UK in summer, with local communities and protesters targeting Cladhan Hotel, Falkirk, and Park Hotel after a former resident's conviction; Highland Council sought `urgent clarity` from the Home Office in November.
- A multi-agency partnership including the council, NHS Highland, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish government, Cosla, and Home Office meets weekly as the local authority estimates about 60 people per week could arrive from December.
- The site, a 140-year-old base, previously housed families fleeing Afghanistan, requires a £1.3 million refurbishment, and had planned 12-month temporary use before army reversion.
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