Asylum hotel operators have been told by the Home Office to house foreign criminals at their venues.
Official guidance obtained through freedom of information requests shows that companies running migrant hotels are required to accept individuals who have previously been convicted of crimes abroad and subsequently released on bail.
The 117-page Home Office documentation explicitly states that accommodation providers must "acknowledge and agree" that some residents may be "ex-foreign national offender[s] released on criminal bail".
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The documents refer to such individuals as "complex bail cases" and outline specific protocols for their housing.
It also indicates that accommodation providers will be required to manage these cases "from time to time", with additional measures potentially needed depending on individual circumstances.
Companies have been warned they will need to install sturdier furnishings or face more frequent replacement costs due to potential damage.
Insurance costs have also been raised with the guidance highlighting that firms housing individuals with arson convictions will face "exceptional higher premium" rates.
Standard insurance premiums are also expected to increase for both properties and staff when accommodating these residents.
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Some residents housed in asylum hotels may be 'ex-foreign national offender[s] released on criminal bail'
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Additional requirements include enhanced staff training focused on risk management and potentially increased personnel numbers during property visits.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage responded to the revelations, telling the Telegraph: "At last we're beginning to learn the truth that has been withheld from us for so long.
"No wonder local residents are deeply fearful of the young men in these hotels.
"In my opinion, none of them should be free to walk the streets."
Nigel Farage has said nobody based in a migrant hotel 'should be free to walk the streets'
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He added: "The Government tries to hide the truth from us all the time, but piece by piece - as with this story - we are beginning to learn the full story, we are beginning to learn the full scale of the horror."
Comprehensive training programmes for personnel working directly with asylum seekers in these facilities is also a listed Home Office requirement.
Staff members who interact face-to-face with residents must complete yearly training covering "unconscious bias" and "ethnic diversity and cultural awareness", according to the obtained documents.
Staff interacting with the hotel residents have been told to treat the migrants with "sensitivity, compassion and respect" and should recognise the diverse backgrounds and circumstances of those in the system.
Official Home Office data shows 32,059 asylum seekers were accommodated in UK hotels at the end of June
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A Home Office spokesman said: "This guidance was produced under the previous government and reflects the conditions of the asylum estate as they stood in 2019.
"The current Government is working in partnership with local authorities and communities to address legitimate concerns about the inherited asylum system, including their safety, while successfully removing 5,200 foreign national offenders in its first year, a 14 per cent increase."
Adding his voice, Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said: "Obviously, the small boats are fuelling crime, and people are right to be concerned when illegal migrants are forced on them.
"The attempts to smear those legitimate fears as racist are disgusting."
Official Home Office data shows 32,059 asylum seekers were accommodated in UK hotels at the end of June, marking an 8 per cent increase over twelve months under Labour.
The same period saw asylum applications reach a record 111,000, surpassing the previous peak of 103,000 recorded in 2002.