Submission History: By Councillor Martha Wardrop:- "Council notes the Home Office's commercial contract known as COMPASS, which is for the accommodation of dispersed asylum seekers throughout the UK. Council acknowledges that asylum dispersal is a well-established UK Government policy, stemming from the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Council notes the ongoing concerns with the approach and implementation of the contract in Scotland by Serco and its sub-contractor, Orchard and Shipman as detailed in the Scottish Refugee Council's report published in September 2014, "The Extent and Impact of Asylum Accommodation Problems in Scotland". Council therefore agrees to support the call for a review of the COMPASS contract." Help Icon

This is the history for the submission "By Councillor Martha Wardrop:- "Council notes the Home Office's commercial contract known as COMPASS, which is for the accommodation of dispersed asylum seekers throughout the UK. Council acknowledges that asylum dispersal is a well-established UK Government policy, stemming from the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Council notes the ongoing concerns with the approach and implementation of the contract in Scotland by Serco and its sub-contractor, Orchard and Shipman as detailed in the Scottish Refugee Council's report published in September 2014, "The Extent and Impact of Asylum Accommodation Problems in Scotland". Council therefore agrees to support the call for a review of the COMPASS contract."".

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Glasgow City Council 25/06/2015 Click here