PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Asylum: Sudan (16 May 2023)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the speed at which asylum applications are processed for people from Sudan.
Asked by:
Mohammad Yasin (Labour)
Asked by:
Mohammad Yasin (Labour)
Answer
We are carefully monitoring the situation in Sudan.
We are taking immediate action to clear the backlog of 92,601 initial asylum decisions relating to claims made before 28 June 2022 (“legacy claims”) by the end of 2023.
We are increasing the number of caseworkers to 2,500 by September 2023, streamlining interviews where one is required and simplifying guidance.
Answered by:
Robert Jenrick (Conservative)
22 May 2023
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