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On 18 November, the Senedd debated and agreed a motion that the Home Office’s decision to accommodate asylum seekers at the Penally army camp should be reconsidered because it is an unsuitable place without access to appropriate support networks. I wrote to the Minister for Immigration Compliance and the Courts, Chris Philp MP, on 25 November to alert him to our debate and repeat our call for the UK Government to close the Penally camp and move asylum seekers to alternative accommodation which can properly cater for their needs, respect their dignity, and help them to progress their asylum applications.


I had the opportunity to discuss this matter with the UK Government Minister on 1 December but he did not accept my view that the use of the camp for this purpose is inhumane.


Nevertheless, I continue to raise significant concerns about the safety and appropriateness of the camp as asylum accommodation. We have seen footage, photographs and safety reports from within the camp which support our concerns. We believe the Penally site has inherent risks due to the operational model being implemented.


I welcome the camp inspection by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI). The First Minister wrote to the ICIBI on 19 January to call for an urgent inspection and I am pleased to say that the inspection has now started. We warmly welcome the decision to undertake this inspection to provide much\-needed confidence in the standards in place in the camp. If Members have evidence which they would like to contribute to the ICIBI’s inspection, they can do so here:


https://www.gov.uk/government/news/call\-for\-evidence\-an\-inspection\-of\-the\-use\-of\-hotels\-and\-barracks\-as\-contingency\-asylum\-accommodation


The priority is clearly to ensure those in the camp and the surrounding community are kept safe, treated with dignity and community cohesion can be repaired following this disruptive decision.


The decision to use the Penally camp has undermined our ability to implement an effective migrant integration policy, as set out in our Nation of Sanctuary plan. Responsibility for the asylum system is reserved to the UK Government but the Welsh Government is responsible for integration, community cohesion, local government and the health system – all areas which have been impacted negatively by the Penally site implementation. We need a full exploration of how the asylum system should operate in a devolved context and, for that reason, Welsh Ministers intend to act as an Interested Party in any Judicial Review cases which arise from occupants of the Penally camp.


The Home Office is utilising emergency planning powers to operate the Penally camp as asylum accommodation until 20 March 2021\. Beyond this point, local planning consent will need to be granted to enable continued authorised use of the site. We are continuing to urge the Home Office to provide a plan for how those accommodated in the camp will be moved to alternative accommodation if planning consent is not granted.


Although the provision of asylum accommodation is the responsibility of the UK Government  we are working closely with Welsh local authorities to widen the asylum dispersal system to new areas. Conversations with local government will continue throughout February in the hope that new opportunities for asylum dispersal can be found.


Successfully enrolling additional local authorities in the asylum system will take time. Decisions like the use of Penally as asylum accommodation will only make local authorities more reluctant to participate in the asylum system. We will need the Home Office to be far more flexible in their approach to ensure local authority concerns around safeguarding, data sharing, partnership working and funding can be adequately addressed. Nevertheless, we are committed to providing support to this endeavour. We recognise that 10,000 asylum seekers in temporary accommodation is not sustainable and urgently needs to be addressed by the UK and we want to play our part in addressing this. However, we do not accept that Penally is a necessary provision until additional dispersal accommodation is identified – it is unsafe and must close urgently.







Translation:


 
Ar 18 Tachwedd, trafododd a chytunodd y Senedd ar gynnig y dylid ailystyried penderfyniad y Swyddfa Gartref i roi llety i geiswyr lloches yng nghanolfan filwrol Penalun am ei fod yn lle anaddas heb fynediad at rwydweithiau cymorth priodol. Ysgrifennais at y Gweinidog Cydymffurfiaeth Mewnfudo a'r Llysoedd, Chris Philp AS, ar 25 Tachwedd i'w hysbysu am ein dadl ac ailadrodd ein galwad i Lywodraeth y DU gau gwersyll Penalun a symud ceiswyr lloches i lety amgen sy’n gallu cynnig darpariaeth briodol ar gyfer eu hanghenion, parchu eu hurddas, a'u helpu i ddatblygu eu ceisiadau am loches.


Cefais gyfle i drafod y mater hwn â Gweinidog Llywodraeth y DU ar 1 Rhagfyr ond ni dderbyniodd fy marn bod defnyddio'r gwersyll at y diben hwn yn annynol.


Er hynny, rwy’n dal i godi pryderon sylweddol ynghylch diogelwch a phriodoldeb y gwersyll fel llety lloches. Rydym wedi gweld lluniau, ffotograffau ac adroddiadau diogelwch o du mewn i’r gwersyll sy'n ategu ein pryderon. Credwn fod risgiau cynhenid yn safle Penalun o ganlyniad i’r model gweithredol sydd ar waith.


Rwy'n croesawu'r arolygiad o’r gwersyll gan y Prif Arolygydd Annibynnol Ffiniau a Mewnfudo. Ysgrifennodd y Prif Weinidog at y Prif Arolygydd ar 19 Ionawr i alw am arolygiad brys ac rwy’n yn falch o ddweud bod yr arolygiad bellach wedi dechrau. Rydym yn croesawu'n fawr y penderfyniad i gynnal yr arolygiad hwn er mwyn sicrhau hyder yn y safonau sydd yn eu lle yn y gwersyll. Os oes gan Aelodau dystiolaeth yr hoffent ei chyfrannu at arolygiad hwn, gallant wneud hynny yma:


https://www.gov.uk/government/news/call\-for\-evidence\-an\-inspection\-of\-the\-use\-of\-hotels\-and\-barracks\-as\-contingency\-asylum\-accommodation


Y flaenoriaeth yn amlwg yw sicrhau bod y rhai sydd yn y gwersyll a'r gymuned gyfagos yn cael eu cadw'n ddiogel a’u trin ag urddas a bod modd adfer cydlyniant cymunedol yn dilyn y penderfyniad aflonyddgar hwn.


Mae'r penderfyniad i ddefnyddio gwersyll Penalun wedi tanseilio ein gallu i weithredu polisi effeithiol ar integreiddio ymfudwyr, fel y nodir yn ein cynllun Cenedl Noddfa. Llywodraeth y DU sy'n gyfrifol am y system lloches ond Llywodraeth Cymru sy'n gyfrifol am integreiddio, cydlyniant cymunedol, llywodraeth leol a'r system iechyd – meysydd y mae’r sefyllfa yng ngwersyll Penalun wedi cael effaith negyddol arnynt. Mae angen archwilio’n llawn sut y dylai'r system lloches weithredu mewn cyd\-destun datganoledig ac felly mae Gweinidogion Cymru’n bwriadu gweithredu fel parti â buddiant mewn unrhyw achosion o Adolygiad Barnwrol a ddaw o ddeiliaid gwersyll Penalun.


Mae'r Swyddfa Gartref yn defnyddio pwerau cynllunio at argyfwng i weithredu gwersyll Penalun fel llety lloches tan 20 Mawrth 2021\. Ar ôl hynny, bydd angen cael caniatâd cynllunio lleol er mwyn gallu parhau i wneud defnydd awdurdodedig o’r safle. Rydym yn dal i annog y Swyddfa Gartref i ddarparu cynllun ar gyfer symud y rhai sy'n cael eu lletya yn y gwersyll i lety arall os na cheir caniatâd cynllunio.


Er mai cyfrifoldeb Llywodraeth y DU yw darparu llety lloches, rydym yn gweithio'n agos gydag awdurdodau lleol Cymru i ehangu'r system wasgaru ar gyfer ceiswyr lloches i ardaloedd newydd. Bydd sgyrsiau gyda llywodraeth leol yn parhau drwy gydol mis Chwefror yn y gobaith y gellir dod o hyd i gyfleoedd newydd.


Bydd cofrestru awdurdodau lleol ychwanegol yn llwyddiannus yn y system lloches yn cymryd amser, a bydd penderfyniadau fel defnyddio Penalun fel llety lloches ond yn gwneud awdurdodau lleol yn fwy amharod i fod yn rhan o’r system. Bydd angen i'r Swyddfa Gartref fod yn llawer mwy hyblyg o ran eu dull gweithredu i sicrhau y gellir mynd i'r afael yn ddigonol â phryderon awdurdodau lleol ynghylch diogelu, rhannu data, gweithio mewn partneriaeth a chyllid, ac rydym wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi hyn. Rydym yn cydnabod nad yw 10,000 o geiswyr lloches mewn llety dros dro yn gynaliadwy a bod angen i Lywodraeth y DU fynd i’r afael â hyn ar frys, ac rydym eisiau chwarae ein rhan. Fodd bynnag, nid ydym yn derbyn bod Penalun yn ddarpariaeth angenrheidiol nes bod llety gwasgaru ychwanegol wedi’i nodi – mae'n anniogel a rhaid iddo gau ar frys.