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Asylum: Contracts

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 3 February 2026UIN 108416

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value, annual spend to date and forecast annual spend are for the contract entitled (a) Independent Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Children (UASCs) Support Service held with the British Refugee Council with start date 9 February 2022, (b) Language Services - Translation and Interpretation held with thebigword Group Limited with start date 29 February 2024 and (c) Contract for the provision of Home Office and Asylum Interviews held with VF Services (UK) Limited with start date 6 August 2024; and what the principal deliverables and KPIs are under each contract.

Answered by Alex Norris

Information on the overall contract values and associated contractual details is publicly available via Contracts Finder at the following links:

Independent Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Children (UASCs) Support Service - Contracts Finder

Language Services - Translation & Interpretation - Contracts Finder

Contract for the provision of Home Office and Asylum Interviews - Contracts Finder

Annual spend and forecast spend are considered commercially sensitive and therefore cannot be disclosed.

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