Home Office spent £21,635 on asylum seeker guidance pamphlet

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 18:08 · Archive

The Home Office spent £21,635 developing guidance for asylum seekers on British laws and expectations.

The Home Office spent £21,635 of taxpayers' money developing a controversial nine-page guidance document for asylum seekers. The document, titled 'Understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK: a guide for asylum seekers', was published in August and covers consent, rape, sex with under-16s and domestic abuse, as well as gender equality and public behaviour.

Home Office minister Anna Turley revealed the cost in response to a written parliamentary question from Tory MP Neil Shastri-Hurst on October 12. The figure was disclosed after GB News submitted a Freedom of Information request on August 20 that the Home Office did not answer within the required timeframe.

Dr Shastri-Hurst called the spending 'ludicrous', stating it was wasteful to produce 'a publication that should never have been required in the first place'. In her response, Ms Turley confirmed that no physical copies have been printed, ordered or distributed, and therefore no distribution costs have been incurred.

How it is being reported

• Fury as Home Office admits it spent £21,000 on guidance telling asylum seekers that rape is a crimeThe department revealed the full cost of preparing a controversial document titled 'Understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK: a guide for asylum seekers'.Daily Mail · 22 Oct, 17:54
• Labour finally reveals full cost of asylum seeker 'how not to rape' guide after ignoring GB NewsLabour has finally revealed the full cost of Home Office guidance given to asylum seekers after ignoring a Freedom of Information request from GB News. Asylum Minister Anna Turley confirmed taxpayers coughed up £21,635 for the development process of the controversial pamphlet. The Home Office only revealed the cost after Tory MP Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst submitted a written question on October 12. GB News had submitted its own Freedom of Information request on August 20, almost immediately after the nine-page pamphlet sparked fury across the political spectrum. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say…GB News · 22 Oct, 16:24

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