It has become an inflexible policy, easily abused by the nimby brigade who themselves bemoan the lack of suitable accommodation for their own sons and daughters.
Homeless Link, which works with hundreds of homelessness organisations across the UK, said a lack of suitable accommodation meant it was proving more difficult to get people out of hostels and into homes.
She said the lack of suitable accommodation was a "growing concern" because of "shrinking resources".
A council spokesman said housing people outside the borough was "often not ideal" but "lack of suitable accommodation" was the reason behind such a move.
The problem of raising a CMF unit in PNG was largely one of scale due to the small number of eligible men to recruit from, the absence of National Service intakes to swell its numbers, and the lack of suitable accommodation and training facilities.
Frequent use of the ' fly-in, fly-out' service model was seen as problematic with visiting staff covering huge geographical areas exacerbated by a lack of suitable accommodation facilities restricting time spent in the communities.
