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FOI - Accommodation of asylum seekers [Mar 2023]

Key information

Request reference number: MGLA280323-3747

Date of response:

Summary of request

Your request 

Are any asylum seekers being accommodated in hotels your local authority area?

To be clear, I am not asking you to provide any information that would directly identify, or 
reveal the specific address or ward area in which asylum seekers are being housed. I would only like to know whether your local authority area is currently accommodating asylum seekers in a hotel or hotels, or not.

Our response 

The GLA is London's strategic government and does not operate in the same way as local Borough Councils. However, I can confirm that the answer is yes. 

If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact us, quoting 
reference MGLA280323-3747.

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