Sheffield Council Takes Stand Against Asylum Destitution
It is now some ten years since the Government started to use destitution as a weapon in its efforts to persuade refused asylum seekers to leave this country. It was the shock of this…
COMPASS Asylum Housing Contracts: “Crude Price Cutting”. 2 Investigations Underway
The disastrous COMPASS asylum housing contracts, including the regions contracted to G4S, are being investigated by Home Affairs Committee’s Inquiry into Asylum. Confirmation that “scrutiny of the COMPASS contract will certainly form part of our…
Odette is back with us in Sheffield!
A determined community campaign has suceeeded in supporting Odette Sefuko and getting her released from Yarls Wood detention centre. Odette Sefuko, Congolese campaigner against sexual violence, was detained by the UK Border Agency, who…
“Sleepless Nights” as G4S Asylum Housing Contract Falls Apart
At a recent G4S Asylum Housing “Roadshow” event in Leeds, G4S Director Steven Small was eager to reassure his critical audience that he’d suffered “sleepless nights” over the disastrous G4S COMPASS asylum housing contract. Were…
Wide Support for Inquiry into G4S Asylum Contracts
SYMAAG and the Yorkshire-plus No to G4S group have found wide support for an inquiry into G4S’ contracts for housing, transport and initial accommodation in what it calls the “asylum markets”. We are calling…
Serco/UKBA Try to Starve Odette into Submission
Latest News: 14/3/13 Despite a court ruling that the Home Office have not handled Odette’s asylum claim properly (they ordered a judicial review of her case) she is still imprisoned at Yarls Wood detention centre.…
G4S “Roadshow” a Write-Off
Latest News: The last night of any tour is usually the climactic highpoint. Not this one: A request to attend the Newcastle “Roadshow” scheduled for March 28th brought this response from the office of G4S…
Latest (vague) UKBA “Concessions” to Syrian nationals in UK
Latest Vague Statement from UK Government regarding Syrian nationals in the UK 28/2/13 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130228/wmstext/130228m0001.htm#13022844000004 Home Department Immigration Concession for Syrian Nationals The Minister for Immigration (Mr Mark Harper): I am today announcing the renewal of…
10 reasons to vote for G4S as the World’s Worst Company…and why G4S disagree!
Security giant G4S rejects ‘World’s Worst Company’ nomination John Grayson and Adri Nieuwhof Open Democracy 23 January 2013 The world’s leading security company, G4S, says it doesn’t deserve to be nominated for Public Eye’s World’s…
Leeds Council Order G4S to Review All Asylum Housing
A campaign led by two women asylum seekers has prompted Leeds City Council to take action against G4S. After visiting some of the squalid properties which G4S had tried to house people in, senior council officials ordered G4S…
