COMMONS REPORT: HOME OFFICE BLEW BILLIONS ON ASYLUM HOTELS, SAFEGUARDING FAILS EXPOSED

A cross-party Commons Home Affairs Committee report finds the UK Home Office mismanaged asylum accommodation, wasting billions on hotels and failed large-site projects. Contracts with Clearsprings, Mears and Serco tripled in value with weak oversight, few penalties, and profit clawbacks still unaudited. Specific failures include the unused Northeye purchase, cancelled RAF Scampton spending, and charges for non-existent beds. MPs also cite serious safeguarding lapses, including children wrongly age-assessed as adults.