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Asylum seekers evacuated from Bell Hotel | Local Gov
8+ hour, 48+ min ago (267+ words) The hotel has been at the centre of long-running protests and a legal dispute between the council and the Government. A council spokesperson said it had not been informed in advance of the evacuation, despite ongoing engagement with the Home…...
New asylum housing inspection launched
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (194+ words) Undertaken by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI), it will consider the impact on local services and community cohesion during site selection. The inspection will examine local asylum accommodation delivery models and initiatives and the Home Office's…...
Insulation scheme "catastrophic fiasco, MPs say
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (509+ words) More than 30, 000 homes are thought to be affected after external and internal wall insulation installed under energy efficiency schemes was found to be widely faulty. Previous audit findings showed 98% of external wall insulation and 29% of internal installations inspected had serious…...
Facial Recognition: Balancing safety, privacy, and trust in local communities
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (331+ words) In recent years, facial recognition technology has become one of the most debated tools in modern policing and public safety. To some, it represents a leap forward in protecting citizens and ensuring that missing persons can be found as quickly…...
Grooming gangs report warns of "collective failure
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (568+ words) Commissioned by the Prime Minister in January, the review of the scale and nature of group-based child exploitation and abuse estimates that around 500, 000 children a year are likely to experience child sexual abuse. However, it warned that because of "confusing…...