COMPENSATION PROJECT : THE ASYLUM SYSTEM
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If you have been personally failed by the UK’s asylum system, your voice needs to be heard. To the asylum seekers who have been left for years in a state of uncertainty, unable to work or rebuild your lives while waiting for a decision, or who have been housed in unsuitable and isolating hotel accommodation, you are not just a statistic in a backlog. You are the victim of a systemic and negligent failure that has caused real and significant harm. To the UK taxpayers, your money has been wasted on an industrial scale. Billions of pounds that could have funded our public services have been spent on a demonstrably inefficient and irrational hotel accommodation system while cheaper, better solutions were ignored. COCOO is building a landmark legal action to hold the government and its private contractors accountable. We are seeking financial compensation for the distress caused to asylum seekers and for the gross financial mismanagement that has harmed every taxpayer. We urge you to join this collective action. By registering with our Compensation Project, you add your strength to a unified voice demanding justice, accountability, and redress. Your participation is powerful, confidential, and essential to forcing a change to this broken system
COMPENSATION PROJECT : THE UK ASYLUM SYSTEM: COULD YOU BE AFFECTED?
COCOO.uk is launching a compensation campaign for parties who believe they have been harmed by alleged systemic failures in the management of the UK’s asylum system by the Home Office and other associated public bodies or their contractors. Are you one of those affected?
Potential affected parties we are seeking to hear from include two main groups. Firstly, UK taxpayers who are concerned about the significant and potentially avoidable financial burden resulting from the alleged irrational and inefficient management of public funds within the asylum system, particularly concerning the exorbitant costs of housing asylum seekers in hotels for extended periods. Secondly, asylum seekers and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) who may have suffered direct harm, distress, or a breach of their rights due to failures in the provision of safe and suitable accommodation, unreasonable delays in the processing of their asylum claims, or inadequate safeguarding and welfare support whilst in the care or accommodation provided or contracted by the UK government
COMMON HARM
The common harm under investigation is multifaceted. For UK taxpayers, the common harm is the financial detriment caused by the alleged persistent and irrational misuse of public money, exemplified by the daily expenditure of millions on hotel rooms instead of more cost-effective, sustainable solutions, driven by systemic processing backlogs. For asylum seekers and UASC, the common harm lies in the prolonged uncertainty, anxiety, and potential negative impacts on physical and mental health and well-being arising from systemic delays in claim processing and/or from being housed in conditions that may be unsuitable, unsafe, or fail to meet requisite welfare standards, particularly for children
This campaign is necessary because there are significant allegations, supported by publicly available information and COCOO.uk’s ongoing investigations, that the management of the UK asylum system suffers from systemic failures leading to substantial financial waste and serious human consequences. Despite government commitments to end reliance on expensive hotel accommodation and to process claims efficiently, these issues persist, suggesting deep-rooted problems in policy implementation and operational management. COCOO.uk believes it is in the public interest to scrutinise these alleged failures and to seek avenues for redress for those impacted, as systemic problems require a collective voice to bring about accountability and change
ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL HARM
Potential causes of action, including those in tort and claims for damages under the Human Rights Act 1998, are being investigated. For taxpayers, this could, with significant legal hurdles, involve exploring claims based on negligence by the Home Office in the prudent management of public finances. For asylum seekers and UASC, potential claims may arise from negligence by the Home Office or its contractors for breaches of a duty of care regarding their safety, health, and welfare. Furthermore, claims under the Human Rights Act 1998 may be relevant, for instance, concerning Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) if accommodation conditions are sufficiently severe, Article 5 (right to liberty) if detention is unlawful, or Article 8 (right to private and family life). Breaches of specific statutory duties, such as the duty under Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, are also key considerations for UASC. The perjuicios, or harms, include financial losses to the public purse, and for individuals, physical or psychological injury, distress, developmental harm to children, and unlawful deprivation of liberty or interference with fundamental rights
BENEFITS OF JOINING
- Free access a compensation mechanism.
- Express your concerns and provide evidence: You will have a platform to detail the damages suffered.
- Propose solutions: You will be able to contribute practical and legal ideas.
- Strengthen transparency and fair competition: You will support a constructive debate on the correct application of EU rules and the promotion of competitive markets.
- Restore trust: Your participation can be decisive in restoring the integrity of the competitive framework and the confidence of economic operators
- Join a community of potentially affected parties to facilitate compensation. Subscribing to a compensation campaign does not create an attorney-client relationship and does not commit you to any obligation, fee, or cost
ABOUT US
COCOO.uk is a British non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of fair competition, the protection of investors and consumers, and the safeguarding of the public interest. Our objective is collective redress on behalf of consumers and competitors to protect and promote their right to discipline responsible parties, both public and private. Oscar Moya LLedo is our Solicitor (the British equivalent of an “Abogado”) and plays a fundamental role in our mission to promote fair competition and protect the rights of consumers and businesses CASEFILES
Campaign Phases:
PHASE 1: Identification of systematic deficiencies in compliance with legislation that protects consumers, competitors, and the public interest.
PHASE 2: Identification of potentially affected parties and uniting them through this platform. Most victims never receive compensation and never find out that they are victims entitled to compensation or restitution. This creates a significant imbalance in the justice system to the disadvantage of consumers and competitors. That is why we need to unite. United, we gain power to negotiate on equal terms.
PHASE 3: Negotiation of the payment of financial compensation or restitution to the affected parties
LEGAL NOTICE
Joining a Compensation Campaign does not create a lawyer-client relationship and does not commit you to any obligation, fee, or cost. The allegations set forth herein are subject to an ongoing investigation and have not been proven before a court of law, unless otherwise indicated. All information provided will be treated confidentially in accordance with data protection regulations. This document contains the opinions, beliefs, and allegations of COCOO.uk based on currently available information and presented in good faith. These statements are subject to further investigation and should not be construed as definitive facts unless so established in a legal proceeding. COCOO.uk is a charitable society, not a law firm. The statements set forth herein are based on current information and are subject to further investigation. The basis for collective action resides in the fact that multiple entities and/or individuals may have suffered similar economic harm as a result of common conduct, for example, the overcharge paid by consumers or businesses, or mismanagement by the public sector