Some of these vulnerable rough sleepers were subsequently rounded up against their will and deported by Home Office officials. St Mungo’s has previously acknowledged passing on details but said it did so when people wished to return home. On that date the Home Office policy on migrant rough sleepers was halted after the high court ruled it to be unlawful and discriminatory. It confirms the sharing of data between St Mungo’s and the Home Office immigration enforcement teams, something that St Mungo’s has vehemently denied. A St Mungo’s spokesperson said: “We are pleased that the ICO has concluded that the current information rights practice of St Mungo’s does not raise any concerns with them.

Source: The Guardian September 21, 2018 15:13 UTC