Select committee: Home Affairs Committee
Asylum decision-making and conversion to Christianity
Closed
Opened 22 Feb 2024
Closed 24 May 2024
Home Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Home Affairs Committee is holding a one-off oral evidence session on 12 March to consider: To what extent conversion to Christianity is grounds for granting asylum or granting an appeal in the UK and how Home Office guidance is used in this process. How the genuineness of conversion to Christianity is assessed within the asylum decision-making system. How lawyers can challenge a Home Office refusal to grant leave to remain in the UK within the context of conversion to Christianity. How church leaders and the church community assess and support asylum seekers who wish to convert to Christianity, including the policies and guidance they have in place regarding conversion.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 22 February 2024.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 12 March 2024
- 7 witnesses
Recent activity
- Oral evidence session12 March 2024, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Dan Hobbs · Home Office,
George Shirley · Home Office,
The Rev Canon Christopher Thomas · The Catholic Church,
The Reverend Matthew Firth · St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington,
The Reverend Steve Tinning · Baptist Union of Great Britain,
The Rt Revd Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani · Church of England,
Tom Pursglove · Home Office
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Hobbs · Director General, Migration and Borders Group | Home Office | 1 |
| George Shirley · Director of Asylum and Human Rights Operations | Home Office | 1 |
| The Rev Canon Christopher Thomas · Senior Priest | The Catholic Church | 1 |
| The Reverend Matthew Firth · Former Priest | St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington | 1 |
| The Reverend Steve Tinning · Public Issues Enabler | Baptist Union of Great Britain | 1 |
| The Rt Revd Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani · Bishop of Chelmsford | Church of England | 1 |
| Tom Pursglove · Minister of State for Legal Migration and the Border | Home Office | 1 |