Recommendation 13

Clause 15 should be amended to ensure that claims cannot be declared inadmissible on the basis of the Home Office’s view that it would have been reasonable to expect the claimant to have claimed elsewhere. The clause also requires amendment to prevent asylum seekers being removed to countries other than the one with which they are considered to have a connection. The definition of safe third country must ensure that the state in question provides effective protection against human rights abuses and access to an effective asylum system that fully complies with the Refugee Convention.