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Article

10 Dec 2012

Author:
Barney Guiton, Independet [UK]

G4S contractor evicted heavily pregnant asylum seeker even though they knew she was being induced the same day [UK]

A heavily pregnant asylum seeker was removed from her house by a company working for...G4S despite them knowing that she was being induced to give birth on the same day...Target Housing, a sub-contractor working under G4S to house asylum seekers, was...apparently made aware of the situation but did not alter her removal date...[T]he housing support worker involved in the case, who has since left Target...claims the company indicated that the birth date wasn’t viewed as a cause for concern...A G4S spokesman said: “Neither G4S or our subcontractors can remove an individual from their housing without the prior approval of UKBA [UK Border Agency]...The decision on when the move should take place was made through a multi-agency framework...Our subcontractor provided support and care to this individual over many weeks...We have not received any complaints from either the individual, or any of the agencies involved...” Target declined to add anything to what G4S told...