PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Asylum: Applications (25 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) guidance and (b) training her Department provides to caseworkers handling asylum applications.
Asked by:
Nick Timothy (Conservative)
Asked by:
Nick Timothy (Conservative)
Answer
Asylum decision-makers receive extensive training on interviewing and considering asylum claims.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/asylum-decision-making-guidance-asylum-instructions
Asylum decision-makers carefully consider the claimant’s protection needs by assessing all the evidence provided by the claimant in light of published asylum and country information guidance.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-policy-and-information-notes
Answered by:
Dame Angela Eagle (Labour)
4 November 2024
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