In order to make it more attractive to people to get rid of the oil legally rather than sell it to unscrupulous buyers, Sustenta offers to buy the used cooking oil and pick it up regularly from the shops that participate in their project.
But using asylum hotels is expensive -As of 1 June, 14,812 people had arrived in the UK in small boats this year- up by nearly a third compared with this time last year.
To reduce the number of crossings, the government has pledged to disrupt the people-smuggling gangs behind them.But it is unclear how the government plans to measure its progress, or when the goal will be met.The Home Office told us data on actions taken by officials to disrupt criminal gangs was "being collected and may be published in the future".
There is some information on efforts to prevent small boat crossings by French authorities - who, under a 2023 deal, are receiving £476m from the UK over three years.They say about 24,791 people were prevented from crossing between July 2024 and May 2025. We do not know what happened to them or whether they tried to cross again.
There have been high-profile cases of UK-based smugglers being sentenced,
and raids on the continent.They added: "Harriet should be nine years old. Our lives were completely destroyed by the unimaginable and repeated trauma at the hands of NUH.
"A prosecution for corporate manslaughter will only penalise the trust, not the individuals responsible, many of whom are still working today."We must never lose sight of individual accountability for those who so cruelly stole not just our daughter's life and voice, but many others."
A joint statement from the hospital trust's chair Nick Carver and its chief executive Anthony May said: "Since joining the board, we have emphasised the importance of openness, transparency and accountability in our leadership and decision-making. We recognise that there is more to do."We are fully committed to the ongoing police investigation and the Independent Review of Maternity Services, led by Donna Ockenden.