‘It’s not about queue-jumping’At the moment, Serco, Mears and Clearsprings continue to place asylum seekers in hotels, which have been the focal point of anti-immigration protests. Protesters at a planned site for an asylum seekers at RAF Barnham in Thetford. Calling for “more public control”, they said the outsourcing of asylum accommodation had created a system “hidden from scrutiny and accountability”. “A council-led, community-based solution for asylum accommodation is exactly the sort of long-term investment the Government should be making.” The Government has cut the number of asylum seekers in hotels by 35 per cent in the past year and reduced costs by £1bn, they added.