In January of this year, the Home Office stated that it has begun to relocate asylum seekers to the former military base Crowborough training camp as part of a campaign to ‘stop the use of pricey hotels’. The Home Office stated that the location houses single adult males seeking asylum in the UK, and that the number of asylum seekers is expected to climb to more than 500.

In a letter dated Wednesday, March 25, Dame Karen stated: “In light of the Government’s renewed emphasis on large sites to accommodate asylum seekers, I have written to the relevant local authorities and accommodation providers to request additional information about the use of new large sites in East Sussex and Inverness as asylum accommodation.”Once the Committee has received responses to these letters, we will decide what further scrutiny to undertake on this issue.”

Ms Ghani described the level of investigation as ‘appropriate’, saying: “It is a great positive result to have the heavyweight Home Affairs Select Committee engaged in what has transpired in Crowborough.”

The Home Office first declared in October 2025 that the Crowborough Army Camp site would be used to host asylum seekers. Since then, the project has been heavily criticised by local citizens and lawmakers.

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