Committee publication · Correspondence · 3 June 2026
Letter to Clearspirngs Ready Homes relating to the use of Crowborough Training Camp 25.03.2026
From: Home Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Asylum Accommodation: Follow Up
Summary
The Home Affairs Committee writes to Clearsprings Ready Homes requesting detailed information about its management of Crowborough Training Camp, which accommodates asylum seekers. The Committee is scrutinising the Home Office's establishment and management of large asylum accommodation sites, and seeks answers on Clearsprings' involvement timeline, use of subcontractors, local communications, site conditions, staffing, facilities, and lessons learned from operating Wethersfield.
Key findings
- Committee is undertaking scrutiny of Home Office's large asylum accommodation sites and has identified Crowborough Training Camp as subject for examination
- Clearsprings Ready Homes holds a contract to manage Crowborough Training Camp for asylum seeker accommodation
- Committee seeks clarity on Clearsprings' involvement in site development, feasibility assessment, and initial scoping phases
- Committee inquires whether material conditions or site changes have affected suitability for asylum accommodation and current operational capacity status
- Committee requests information on stakeholder communication arrangements including local authority, health services, police, and community groups
Tone
ProceduralTopics
Key actors
Steve Lakey, Clearsprings Ready Homes, Home Affairs Committee, Dame Karen Bradley MP, Home Office, Migrant Help
Notable line
“We are planning to scrutinise the Home Office's establishment and management of new large sites …”
Key Quotes
“We are planning to scrutinise the Home Office's establishment and management of new large sites, and it would be helpful to the Committee if you could answer the following questions”
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