Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 24
24
Rejected
Paragraph: 153
Nationality and Borders Act equality assessment inadequate, risking unequal effects on vulnerable asylum seekers.
Conclusion
We agree with legal and policy experts that the Government’s equality impact assessment of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022’s asylum provisions is inadequate. There are clear risks, acknowledged by the Government, of unequal effects on asylum claimants with vulnerabilities related to Equality Act protected characteristics. These include women and girls with histories of sexual and gender- based violence and abuse; LGBT people who have complex sexual orientation and gender-based claims; and disabled people. Without effective mitigations, these groups are likely to be disadvantaged by the new procedures. It is unacceptable that the Home Office remains unable to set out a clear plan to monitor and mitigate unequal effects.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government believes any differential impact is because of an individual’s conduct and is proportionate to control illegal migration and reduce crime.
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Paragraph Reference:
153
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government · verbatim extract
Rejected
Government Response In relation to the recommendation at paragraph 153, whilst the majority of the Nationality and Borders Act reforms have been implemented, we are still in the early days of their operation. As part of the implementation of these reforms, guidance and training was developed and delivered, helping to provide some mitigations to the risks that have been set out. We also undertake ongoing dialogue with NGOs and other stakeholders, where any issues can be brought to our attention. In addition, we are committed to monitoring and evaluating the implementation and impact of our policies, keeping these under review. This includes through our published migration statistics, which forms the basis of our analysis.
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