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Recommendation 21
21
Accepted
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Consult authorities and organisations on effective support and communication for migrants in France.
Recommendation
We welcome the Government’s investment in migrant support centres across France, which may help to assure migrants that there are safe and accessible asylum options for them in mainland Europe. We urge the Government to consult authorities and organisations working with the migrants to understand what support is most needed to achieve this objective and how, and by whom, information about options in Europe might best be communicated.
Government Response Summary
The Home Office is conducting research with charities and NGOs to understand the most effective channels for communicating safe and legal asylum options to migrants in Europe.
Paragraph Reference:
96
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Home Office is committed to communicating to migrants the safe and legal options available to them, to discourage dangerous journeys to the UK from safe countries. In developing communications, the Home Office draws on available insight, including working closely with colleagues in France and Belgium on the most effective methods to communicate this information. Research is also underway with organisations working with migrants (such as charities and NGOs) to understand the best channels for direct communication to migrants.