§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What measures they have taken in recent months to improve the quality of initial decisions individual asylum seekers. [HL5794]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Filkin)Action to maintain and improve the quality of initial decisions on asylum applications is a continuous, iterative process. Recent initiatives include extra training on human rights and seminars by the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture to better equip caseworkers to interview asylum applicants. Guidance to caseworkers and training needs are informed by, and updated in the light of, random sampling of initial decisions, emerging caselaw, policy changes, and feedback from internal and external stakeholders.