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Temporary admission
Temporary admission is notice of a liability to be detained. It is given to asylum seekers applying for asylum at the port of entry who the Home Office does not put into detention. Those granted tempo [..]
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Age-disputed child
An age-disputed child is an asylum applicant whose claimed date of birth is not accepted by the Home Office and/or by the local authority who have been approached to provide support. This term is usua [..]
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Article 3
Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) states that ‘No one shall be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment’. A person can make a claim for protection [..]
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Article 8
Article 8 of the ECHR states that “Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence”. Article 8 issues may be raised as part of an asylum application, [..]
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Article 31
Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention prohibits states from penalising a refugee for illegal entry when the purpose of their entry is to claim asylum.
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Asylum seeker
An asylum seeker is someone who has lodged an application for protection on the basis of the Refugee Convention or Article 3 of the ECHR.
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Asylum Screening Unit
The asylum screening unit in Croydon is the entry point into the asylum system. It is here that in-country asylum seekers make their initial asylum claims and where immigration officers conduct scree [..]
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asylum interview
An asylum interview is a substantive interview about a person’s reasons for claiming asylum in the UK.
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