Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure oversight and scrutiny of private contractors responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers.

James Brokenshire

The providers are contractually required to provide safe, habitable, fit for
purpose and correctly equipped accommodation to comply with the Housing Act
2004 and the Decent Homes Standard. The COMPASS contracts contain high
standards and requirements to be met by providers in the services they provide
to asylum applicants. The contracts also contain robust monitoring mechanism
including regular meetings and inspection of services. Where standards are not
met, Providers reimburse the department in the form of service credits.