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flag UK delays housing 300 asylum seekers at Inverness barracks due to safety and readiness concerns.

flag The UK Home Office has delayed plans to house 300 male asylum seekers at Cameron Barracks in Inverness, citing safety and operational readiness as priorities. flag The move, part of a broader effort to reduce reliance on temporary hotel accommodations, faced opposition from Highland Council and local residents over the site’s condition, which requires a £1.3 million refurbishment. flag The government emphasized it would avoid past mistakes linked to rushed deployments. flag As asylum seeker numbers in hotels rose 13% to 36,273 by late September, the Scottish Government and over a dozen councils declared a housing emergency. flag Plans to relocate asylum seekers to military sites, including Crowborough in East Sussex, remain ongoing, with officials stressing safety and readiness before any occupancy.

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