The Home Office had made plans to outsource the day-to-day running of the centre to Serco
Both Serco and the Home Office refused to tell the BBC if any compensation had been paid to Serco, who had already laid out money getting the centre ready.The proposed centre, just yards away from the centre of the village, was widely opposed by villagers who said it was the “wrong plan, wrong place.”
An asylum contracts expert told the BBC he was “absolutely certain” the Home Office would have paid compensation to Serco after the deal was reported to have been signed in May. John Grayson said: “All public sector contracts have got clauses in them about what will happen, when and if they are cancelled by public authorities.”
Earlier this year it was revealed Serco had opened recruitment for staff who needed no experience working with vulnerable people in a role “not for the faint hearted,” according to job adverts seen by the Yorkshire Post.The MOD is now set to retain control of the site for at least the next two years.
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