PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
UK Visas and Immigration: Stoke on Trent (8 October 2018)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the consultation process with UK Visa and Immigration prior to the decision to close the immigration reporting centre in Stoke-on-Trent.
Asked by:
Gareth Snell (Labour)
Asked by:
Gareth Snell (Labour)
Answer
The move of reporting away from Stoke-on-Trent was part of a wider programme of work to rationalise our reporting locations to more effectively manage the reporting population.
When the decision to move reporting operations in Stoke-on-Trent had been made, stakeholders were informed. These stakeholders included; Staffordshire Police, Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Team; Social Services; St Marks Hall; Citizens Advice Bureau; SMK Solicitors; Morden Solicitors and Duncan Lewis Solicitors.
Answered by:
Caroline Nokes (Conservative)
11 October 2018
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