G4S and Serco failing to house asylum seekers properly, says watchdog

by Irn Bru Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:57 pm

Government aiming to recover £7m from two companies for poor performance under Compass outsourcing scheme.

Outsourcing companies G4S and Serco are failing to provide adequate housing for vulnerable asylum seekers or acquire habitable properties for them to live in, according to the government's spending watchdog.

The government is seeking to recover rebates worth £3m and £4m respectively from the companies because of their poor performance, the National Audit Office has disclosed.

It follows the introduction by the home secretary, Theresa May, of an outsourced £620m system called Compass to house 23,000 asylum seekers across Britain.

Auditors are concerned that the system has also led to some claimants who earn above the legal threshold being given homes while other more needy families are losing out.

The findings, published in a report released on Friday, have been welcomed by charities which have become increasingly concerned by the way that the companies are managing the system.

The Refugee Council chief executive, Maurice Wren, said: "Asylum seekers are often people who have fled horrifying experiences in their own countries and have lost everything.

This is for the benefit of those that have bought into the Telegraph headline on the same subject. Certainly gives a lot more balance and focuses on the real reason for the NAO audit and their findings. Quite different, isn't it?

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/10/g4s-serco-asylum-seekers-government

by Guest Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:01 pm

Wonderful aren't they? Fleece the country out of millions with tags that don't exist and now the above. But of course, it's ok, they are private, not public Rolling Eyes

by Irn Bru Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:08 pm

Sassy wrote:Wonderful aren't they? Fleece the country out of millions with tags that don't exist and now the above. But of course, it's ok, they are private, not public

And the cap doffers bit right into the Telegraph headline going straight for the televisions and the Ipads which wasn't even mentioned anywhere n the NAO report. They swallowed it all hook line and sinker and if they are not embarrassed now then bloody well should be.

Laughing stock comes to mind

by Guest Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:09 pm

Government cannon fodder, easily manipulated and hugging their bigotry like a comfort blanket.

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