The Home Office does not publish data on the deaths of asylum seekers in its housing...

Khan was living in asylum accommodation in Sunderland. Those who knew him said his mental health declined following bad news from the Home Office, documents show. He was staying with a friend in Bristol while visiting his immigration lawyer when he killed himself. He had two children back in Afghanistan, whom he was said to desperately miss.

Sandra Watt, who met Khan through the charity she worked for, described him to The Independent as “generous and giving”. Another friend recalled how he would hand our sweets to children after Eid prayers at the Mosque. 

An inquest jury found the enforcement officers, who were looking for foreign nationals working illegally, contributed to his death. Officers claimed they did not hear the command to stop chasing Dawood, and the inquest jury found they did not have appropriate practical training on pursuit procedure.

Dawood’s cousin Abdalaziz Osman told the BBC: “He was such a friendly, likeable man, willing to live and learn … He was a very special guy. I have never seen a young adult like that."

He had been staying at dispersal (long-term) accommodation run by Mears in the region of North East Yorkshire and the Humber.

Police contacted the Home Office on 29 March 2022 to say they believed he’d died by suicide, and again on 12 April 2022 to say they were trying to find his next of kin and confirm his identity. His identity was eventually confirmed by a coroner and his case was closed on 10 May 2022.  

About five months prior to his death, on 6 November 2021, the man’s asylum claim had been rejected with no right left to appeal.  

Notes on her file say that emergency services were called but were unable to save her.

The Home Office recorded her cause of death as unknown and noted a police investigation was underway. Internal notes state she had pre-existing medical conditions, including a heart defect, which was the suspected cause of death. A High Profile Notification (HPN) form noted she had frequently been hospitalised during her short life.

The infant had been living in dispersal (long-term) accommodation, and an asylum claim had been made in her name the day after she was born. The HPN form flagged that her death might attract media attention. A range of tabloid newspapers reported on an infant death on the same day; pictures taken by locals showed police and ambulance vehicles at the scene.  

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Notes on the Home Office Incident Database say the man’s housemates called a housing officer to the property after noticing a smell from his room. The officer forced entry and found the man lying half on and half off his bed. Emergency services attended and confirmed he’d been dead some time. An undertaker serving East London and Essex was called.

The man was living in dispersal (long-term) accommodation and was in receipt of Section 4 asylum support, which is provided to destitute asylum seekers whose rights to appeal have been exhausted.

The man, whose nationality has been redacted from the records, was living in Home Office dispersal (long term) accommodation. No cause of death is recorded in the Home Office’s Incident Database disclosed to journalists. There was no indication of self-harm or suicide, according to the record, although “safeguarding” issues may have been involved.

The man was staying in overflow accommodation, which is typically provided in hotels, and awaiting a decision on his asylum application when he died.  

Authorities had not yet confirmed how the man died at the time of writing. Records show immigration staff were notified by police after the man was found dead at his accommodation.

The cause of the man’s death is unknown. Home Office records indicate both safeguarding staff and the police were notified, but that the man’s death was “not deemed suspicious”.

Her housing manager discovered her deceased after Mears’ resident welfare manager grew concerned after she missed her dialysis appointment in the morning. The cause of death is yet to be confirmed.

The woman, whose nationality is redacted from records disclosed to reporters, had arrived in the UK in 2007 and made a claim for asylum in 2016, but this was ultimately unsuccessful and her asylum support was withdrawn in January 2023.