Also reported in the Times and the Mail:
Migrants could be put up in 'hostels' on Isle of Wight or processed on old ferries - as ministers also consider flying UK asylum seekers to centres in Morocco or Papua New Guinea
The Times has been told that the Home Office held discussions about moving migrants to decommissioned oil platforms in the North Sea for
Ministers decided that it was a 'no go' but the plan to move migrants to ships is thought more realistic and is being given serious consideration.
Miss Patel is understood to believe the processing centres would deter migrants who hope to settle in UK towns and cities. 'Offshoring is still at the scoping stage and policy is yet to be decided,' said a Government source.
'But we are looking at all options to stop the small boats in the Channel, and offshoring is part of that. In terms of locations you could look at the Shetlands, the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Man, and those sorts of areas.
'There are also lots of little islands up by Scotland.'
The source added: 'This is all fairly down the track and it's not going to be an overnight thing. It will also require changes to legislation. And if we were going to build anything at any of these places we would have to ensure there are appropriate services and provisions for asylum seekers who are sent there.'
The source said any accommodation constructed on an island would not take the form of secure detention centres. 'We do not detain asylum seekers, they are free to come and go,' he said.
Looks like it did actually come from the Home Office. UK, of course, writes immigration legislation . . .
Anyone told COMIN?