asked Her Majesty's Government:What "one-stop-shop" support services for asylum seekers are currently supported with funding from the Home Office; where they are located; and which organisations provide them; and [HL433]What is the maximum distance that asylum seekers are expected to be located from the nearest "one-stop-shop" support service; and which "cluster areas" are further than this distance from the nearest one. [HL436]
The Home Office provides grant funding to a number of key voluntary organisations to develop a network of one-stop-services in the cluster regions. The following list indicates where such services are being provided within the regions and by which voluntary sector organisation. The voluntary sector one-stop services which are funded by NASS are not intended to provide a drop-in service to asylum seekers supported by NASS and therefore distance from one-stop services and accommodation within the cluster areas is not relevant.
Location | Voluntary Organisation |
London | Refugee Council |
Ipswich | Refugee Council |
Birmingham | Refugee Council |
Leeds | Refugee Council |
Newcastle | North of England Refugee Service (NERS) |
Sunderland | North of England Refugee Service (NERS) |
Middlesbrough | North of England Refugee Service (NERS) |
Dover | Migrant Helpline |
Folkestone | Migrant Helpline |
Margate | Migrant Helpline |
Hastings | Migrant Helpline |
Brighton | Migrant Helpline |
Belfast | NICEM |
Glasgow | Scottish Refugee Council |
Edinburgh | Scottish Refugee Council |
Cardiff | Welsh Refugee Council |
Swansea | Welsh Refugee Council |
Leicester | Refugee Action |
Nottingham | Refugee Action |
Manchester | Refugee Action |
Liverpool | Refugee Action |
Bristol | Refugee Action |
Exeter | Refugee Action |
Plymouth | Refugee Action |
Southampton | Refugee Action |
Oxford | Refugee Action |
Northampton | Refugee Action |