Home Secretary Says 'One In, One Out' Migrant Return Scheme Costs £56,000 Per Person
Shabana Mahmood acknowledged the France returns policy has been difficult to scale up, with the number of people involved still relatively small.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said the government's "one in, one out" scheme, under which migrants are returned to France, costs £56,000 per person, according to a report by BBC Politics.
Mahmood said the policy has been "difficult" to scale up since it was introduced, and that the number of people processed under the scheme remains "relatively small," the BBC reported.
The "one in, one out" arrangement is intended to allow the return of migrants who arrive in the UK to France, in exchange for the UK accepting an equivalent number of asylum seekers through a separate legal route.
Further details on the total number of people returned under the scheme, or the overall cost to date, were not specified in the available reporting.
The comments come amid ongoing scrutiny of the UK government's approach to managing Channel crossings and its cooperation with France on migration policy.
Sources
- 'One in, one out' scheme costs £56,000 per person returned to France, home secretary says — BBC Politics
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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