Written questions

Asylum: Crime

2026-06-23 · Home Office · 12851 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on crimes committed against residents of Houses in Multiple Occupation procured under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contract.

Answer

The Government takes any allegation of criminality involving asylum seekers extremely seriously. Allegations of criminal activity are matters for the police, who are responsible for recording, investigating, and progressing criminal reports, and no one in...