Key review into refugees in lockdown
A PROBE has been launched to examine how asylum seekers were treated during lockdown in Scotland.
Refugees for Justice called for a review in the wake of stabbings at the Park Inn in Glasgow which housed asylum seekers in 2020.
Yesterday, the group announced it commissioned an independent inquiry, which will be led by Baroness Helena Kennedy QC.
An inquiry report published yesterday focused on events in Glasgow when 321 people seeking asylum were moved from their homes into hotels by Home Office contractors.
Baroness Kennedy said: “There is precious little evidence of changes in policy or practice as a result of this tragedy.”
She said part two of the inquiry will include the convening of a panel of experts.