Recommendation 13

While the Programme aims to increase the number of asylum decisions that the Home Office makes, the Home Office acknowledged that it has not looked broadly enough at benefits and costs beyond the asylum and protection team of increasing decisions.33 For example, its business case does not account for economic benefits, such as someone receiving a decision and being able to move into work.34 The Home Office acknowledged that there will be an impact on HM Courts & Tribunals Service, who will need to manage more appeals against asylum decisions and Immigration Enforcement, who may need to 24 Qq 119–120 25 TAP0004; TAP0005 26 C&AG’s Report, para 3.12 27 TAP0005; C&AG’s Report, para 3.11 28 C&AG’s Report, para 3.12 29 Q 57 30 Q 43; C&AG’s Report, para 3.12 31 Home Office, Immigration system statistics: Asylum and Resettlement - Summary tables: Asy_10a, 24 August 2023 32 C&AG’s Report, para 3.14 33 Q 128 34 Qq 129–130; C&AG’s Report, para 9 The Asylum Transformation Programme 11 detain and remove the increased number of people who are refused asylum. The Home Office also listed the Department for Work & Pensions and the Department for Education as bodies that would be affected by the Programme.35