Torture survivors may have been sent to Sussex asylum camp unlawfully, documentary reveals
Summary
An undercover ITV investigation found that welfare checks at the Crowborough asylum accommodation site in East Sussex may be inadequate. It identified four or five people described as torture survivors who may have been placed there despite a court ruling that a policy requiring torture survivors to share rooms was unlawful.Key Facts
- Crowborough is a former military training camp used to accommodate asylum seekers.
- The site is operated by Clearsprings Ready Homes.
- Clearsprings staff are meant to conduct two welfare checks per month for each resident, according to the investigation.
- Undercover footage showed staff saying checks could be cursory and that concerns flagged on residents’ files might not be reviewed.
- The undercover reporter said he identified four or five torture survivors who should not have been sent to the camp.
- A High Court ruling last May found unlawful a Home Office policy change that required torture survivors to share rooms.
- Asylum Matters executive director Louise Calvey called for the government to review its use of the accommodation.
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