Sir Mark Lowcock, the ex-UN official, expressed severe concerns regarding the billions spent on asylum seekers in the UK, indicating that the lack of oversight resembles corruption seen during the Covid pandemic, with rapid increases in the budget going unchecked.
The UK’s budget for asylum seekers has skyrocketed from £500 million to about £4 billion annually within a short time, and experts are warning of a troubling mix of poor oversight and expenditure that could lead to scams and scandals.
The collapse of spending controls following the merger of the Department for International Development with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has raised red flags about the integrity and effectiveness of aid-related spending in the UK.
Concerns have been raised over the audibility and monitoring of the Home Office's spending, with internal auditors from the Foreign Office warning that many core systems are either unfit for purpose or ignored.
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