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FOI request (FOIR-811779858)
Asylum hotels
Requested Fri 13 March 2026
Responded Thu 26 March 2026Please provide copies of any email correspondence sent by elected councillors to Cabinet Members and officers between 1 May 2025 and the present date where the email contains any of the following keywords:
"asylum hotel"
"asylum seeker hotel"
"migrant hotel"
"refugee hotel""refugee accommodation"
OR opposition to the presence of asylum seeker hotels.
and where the email includes any expression of concern, objection, opposition, or criticism regarding the use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers, migrants, or refugees within the council area.
For the avoidance of doubt:
• This request relates only to emails sent by elected councillors to Cabinet Members and officers
• I am not requesting newsletters, circular briefings, or emails sent to large distribution lists.
• I am content for the Council to conduct keyword searches using the terms listed above to identify relevant emails.
• I am content for attachments to be excluded if necessary to assist with Section 12 cost limits.
Response
Elected members are not subject to Freedom of Information regulations, therefore, Hastings Borough Council holds no information in respect of this request.
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