Select committee: Home Affairs Committee
Conclusion 13
Second Report - The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong
Published 7 Jul 2021
Paragraph 96
Addressed to Home Office
Home Affairs Committee The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
Witnesses told us that the Home Office’s failure to keep its country policy information notes on Hong Kong up to date potentially left asylum-seekers who have a well- founded fear of persecution at risk of having their claims denied by caseworkers. This concern was sufficient to deter eligible claims.
From: Home Affairs Committee, Second Report - The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong (HC 191), paragraph 96, 7 July 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 10 September 2021 (deadline 6 September 2021).