The Home Office has been criticised as asylum seekers will be forced to share rooms at the Station Hotel and Queens Hotel
The Home Office has been criticised over plans to force asylum seekers to share rooms as it moves an additional 115 into two Perth hotels.
The development came to light following a meeting last Friday between MP for Perth and North Perthshire, Pete Wishart, hotel management and management from Mears Group, the company charged by the government to provide accommodation for asylum seekers. There is an understanding that additional grants will be brought in, but the exact details surrounding their availability is unclear.
“Any increase in numbers has to take into account these people’s vulnerable circumstances, with no one forced to share against their will.