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By Admin20th August 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S

G4S Asylum Housing: Lowering Standards, Demolishing Accountability

Note: UKBA statement on transport of people’s belongings issued 1st August 2012. We have been finding cases where people have been told they cannot transport more than 2 bags of their belongings when being moved. In…

By Admin13th August 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S

G4S in the “Asylum Market”

At a G4S-requested meeting with SYMAAG back in February 2012, their representatives explained that G4S’ “primary concern” was to make money for their shareholders in what they called “the asylum market”. It’s 6 months into…

By Admin27th July 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S

“G4S: Olympic Chaos, Asylum Housing Chaos” – A SYMAAG Statement

Private security army G4S have been in the news a lot recently. And not just because they are being paid £135 million of public money to house asylum seekers in Yorkshire, despite their record…

By Admin27th July 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S, Sheffield

Target Housing: Sheffield Charity’s Reputation Shredded By G4S Deal

When G4S eventually won the COMPASS contract to house asylum seekers in Yorkshire, Humberside and the Midlands they were well aware that their experience with asylum seekers was limited to detaining them, transporting them to…

By Admin10th July 20120Asylum, Campaigns

UKBA: “No evidence that returnees to DRC are at risk”

Latest news: UKBA claim there is “no evidence to substantiate the allegations that returnees to the DRC are at risk” (UKBA Chief Executive Rob Whiteman in a letter to Paul Blomfield MP 31/7/12.) See Returns…

By Admin28th June 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S

G4S and Jimmy Mubenga

Away from the front pages was the decision by the Crown Prosecution Service not to charge G4S with manslaughter following the death of Jimmy Mubenga, an Angolan asylum seeker who died while being deported by…

By Admin18th June 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S, Sheffield

Stopping the Privatisation of Asylum and Council Housing

SYMAAG invited to Defend Council Housing conference We’re pleased to report that SYMAAG members were invited to give a presentation at a recent conference of the Defend Council Housing (DCH) campaign group. They spoke about the danger…

By Admin31st May 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S

Bradford woman gets re-housed: UKBA feel the pressure

It’s 3 weeks since we wrote the article below about a Bradford-based asylum seeking mother, and her baby being evicted and dumped in Doncaster. Since then SYMAAG and Why Refugee Women? are pleased to announce that she…

By Admin24th May 20120General

Next SYMAAG meetings:12th & 30th July

The SYMAAG “No to G4S” working group next meets on Thursday 12th July, 6.30pm at Scotia Works The next full SYMAAG meeting is on Monday 30th July, 6.30pm, again at Scotia Works We…

By Admin16th May 20120Asylum, Campaigns

SYMAAG AGM Success

38 people came to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of SYMAAG on May 1st in Sheffield. The meeting reviewed SYMAAG’s work over the last year, planned for the next and held elections for positions on the…

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