In June 2020, Badreddin Abadlla Adam was shot dead after assaulting police officers, hotel staff and fellow asylum seekers at the Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow following a severe mental breakdown. A Sudanese refugee, Abadlla Adam, was one of hundreds of asylum seekers who moved to hotels from the Home Office at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, faced dire and poor conditions, had no money and were fed poor quality meals. Badreddin Abadlla Adam. Photo: Police Scotland / PA A Home Office report on his case, leaked to the BBC Scotland, revealed that he had made 72 calls to the department, to his contractor, Mears – who was in charge of housing – and to Migrant Help. The assessment said his repeated calls to his health and residence should have sounded the alarm, but there was “no common ground” on how to assess the impact of his increasingly frequent calls. Although the rationale for using hotels during the lockdown seemed correct, the review indicated that little had been done to assess the “significant impact” this approach had on the mental health of asylum seekers, given their possible previous trauma. . He found that the number of calls “individually and cumulatively (when examining the contents of the contact) is not indicative of any increased risk. However, the number of times he contacted the Home Office, Mears and Migrant Help – 72 times – about his stay and health should have served as a warning. “He also complained to the hotel staff and was in contact with the Ministry of Interior for a voluntary assisted return. Each of these questions was handled appropriately and in accordance with the relevant operating procedures. “There was no common view that would allow for a comprehensive view of the escalation in nature and the frequency of BA contacts.” The Interior Ministry said the use of hotels to house asylum seekers was “unacceptable” and said it was working hard to find suitable alternatives. which required local councils to provide proper housing, he added. He said they were taught. “Since this horrific incident, we have made some significant changes to keep asylum seekers safe, including the way we, our contractors and charities identify vulnerable people and provide them with full support and adequate housing,” he said. .
