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Recommendation 151

151

The Refugee Convention, in its Article 33(2), allows for refugees to be excluded from non-refoulement...

Conclusion
The Refugee Convention, in its Article 33(2), allows for refugees to be excluded from non-refoulement protections where there are reasonable grounds for regarding them as a danger to the security of the UK or where if, having been convicted of a particularly serious crime, they constitute a danger to the community in the UK.
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