Inquiry Hears That Overcrowding and Racism at Manston Asylum Centre Were Linked to Government Decisions
An independent inquiry into conditions at the Kent processing site heard evidence connecting a range of failures to decisions made at the highest level of government, according to The Guardian.
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An independent inquiry into conditions at the Manston asylum processing centre in Kent has heard evidence that overcrowding, the use of force, and instances of racism at the site were linked to decisions made at the highest levels of government, according to The Guardian.
The facility, run by the Home Office to process people arriving in the UK on small boats, became dangerously overburdened after ministers halted transfers of asylum seekers to hotel accommodation, the report said.
Inquiry examining 2022 period
The government-commissioned Manston independent inquiry is examining problems at the facility under the then-Conservative government between June 1 and November 22, 2022, according to the report.
The Guardian's report did not detail the specific testimony or witnesses heard by the inquiry beyond describing the general findings linking the facility's failures to government-level decisions, nor did it specify which officials are named in connection with those decisions.
It also did not include a response from the current government or from officials who served in the Home Office during the period under examination.
Further details on the inquiry's ongoing proceedings and expected timeline for its conclusions were not included in the available report.
Sources
- Overcrowding and racism at Manston asylum centre linked to government decisions, inquiry hears — The Guardian — World
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