Home Office shelves Inverness barracks plan after eight-month campaign

The Home Office has abandoned plans to house asylum seekers at Cameron Barracks in Inverness. A minister confirmed the decision to SNP MP Angus MacDonald on 25 June, ending a dispute that began last October. Highland Council's sustained opposition—formal letters and public pressure—appears to have swayed the calculation, though it lacks formal veto power. Legal risks and logistical challenges of the urban site also influenced the outcome.