International displacement strategy
Lack of a holistic view and overarching strategy for addressing drivers of displacement and establishing effective prevention mechanisms.
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#44 - 4th Report - Scrutiny of international agreements: UK–Rwanda Agreement on an Asylum Partnership
In his evidence to us on 19 December 2023, the Home Secretary suggested 64 that we could draw an inference about UNHCR’s views from the fact that it had transferred more than 160 asylum seekers to Rwanda the day after the Supreme Court judgment. However, the Home Office has subsequently confirmed 65 that this transfer was connected with...
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#27 - 1st Report – The UK’s development partnership with Nigeria
We are disappointed that the FCDO has not worked alongside BII to ensure that a reduction in forced displacement becomes a key criterion in BII’s investment decision making. With such a large portfolio across Nigeria—a country that hosts a vast number of displaced people—strategic investments from BII in this regard could make a significant difference. (Conclusion, Paragraph 116)...
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#19 - 1st Report – The UK’s development partnership with Nigeria
The FCDO should ensure that conflict prevention and atrocity prevention capabilities remain adequately resourced and integrated across future Nigeria and Sahel programming. This must include strengthened support for: • early-warning systems; • conflict monitoring; • atrocity prevention; • and data collection relating to displacement and violence. (Recommendation, Paragraph 85)
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#14 - 1st Report – The UK’s development partnership with Nigeria
The Government must undertake a review, to be shared with the Committee no later than six months from the publication of this report, on how it can contribute towards strengthening regional approaches to insecurity and instability across the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin, recognising the increasingly transnational nature of displacement, organised violence and climate pressures. (Recommendation, Paragraph 65)
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#50 - 4th Report - Scrutiny of international agreements: UK–Rwanda Agreement on an Asylum Partnership
We report the Rwanda Treaty to the House for special attention together with our comments in paragraphs 20, 33, 38, 42, 45–47 and 48–49. 1 Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda for the Provision of an Asylum Partnership...
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#43 - 4th Report - Scrutiny of international agreements: UK–Rwanda Agreement on an Asylum Partnership
The Supreme Court relied heavily on the evidence of the UNHCR in making its assessment of whether Rwanda is a safe country. The rapid timetable for Parliamentary scrutiny of the Treaty did not allow enough time for UNHCR to respond to our call for evidence but on 15 January 2024 it published an updated assessment taking into account...
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#12 - 1st Report – The UK’s development partnership with Nigeria
Within six months of the publication of this report, the FCDO should share with us funding and programming details for humanitarian and conflict monitoring, displacement tracking and early-warning systems across Nigeria, including how data from these systems is integrated into wider programming in the country. (Recommendation, Paragraph 52) Instability and insecurity
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#11 - 1st Report – The UK’s development partnership with Nigeria
We are concerned by evidence that funding reductions have weakened displacement monitoring. (Conclusion, Paragraph 51) 46
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#49 - 4th Report - Scrutiny of international agreements: UK–Rwanda Agreement on an Asylum Partnership
In making this recommendation we draw to the attention of the House the terms of section 20 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act which provide that the House of Commons has the power to delay the ratification of a treaty. The House of Lords can also resolve that a treaty should not be ratified but the Government...
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#48 - 4th Report - Scrutiny of international agreements: UK–Rwanda Agreement on an Asylum Partnership
The Government should submit further information to Parliament in due course to confirm that the necessary legal and practical steps and training identified in this report, which underpin the protections provided for in the Treaty, have been put in place and bedded in. It should then allow for a further debate before proceeding to ratification.
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#47 - 4th Report - Scrutiny of international agreements: UK–Rwanda Agreement on an Asylum Partnership
In November the Prime Minister indicated a desire to ratify the Treaty as quickly as possible, which could be as early as February on the expiry of the CRAG scrutiny period. If the Government ratifies immediately, it gives the Government of Rwanda control over when the Treaty enters into force. 67 Rwanda might ratify before all the implementing...
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#46 - 4th Report - Scrutiny of international agreements: UK–Rwanda Agreement on an Asylum Partnership
Greater transparency is also required about aspects of the Treaty’s implementation to allow for a full assessment . Witnesses to this inquiry highlighted a number of areas of uncertainty as discussed in this report. The Government has now published some additional documentation through links in its revised Policy Statement, but the lateness of this disclosure means that we...
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#45 - 4th Report - Scrutiny of international agreements: UK–Rwanda Agreement on an Asylum Partnership
The Government has presented the Rwanda Treaty to Parliament as an answer to the Supreme Court judgment and has asked Parliament, on the basis of the Treaty, to declare that Rwanda is a safe country. While the Treaty might in time provide the basis for such an assessment if it is rigorously implemented, as things stand the arrangements...
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Lee Brown
The coroner identified a lack of emergency access protocols for consular officers to reach detained British nationals and insufficient information in FCDO travel advice about detention consequences in Dubai. Concerns were also raised about procedures for accessing British nationals in mental health crisis who cannot provide consent.
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#120 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
In relation to Georgia, the Refugee Council notes that “in December 2024 the current Government sanctioned five Georgian officials for serious human rights violations. This included the Minister for Interior and the Director of the Tbilisi Police Department. The press release issued by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office at the time noted that ‘UN experts have condemned...
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Leo Barber
The coroner raised concerns about vulnerable individuals, including children in mental health crisis, accessing online material that reinforced a decision to end their life. Challenges in obtaining online data from service providers outside UK jurisdiction were also noted.
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#27 - 1st Report - Shifting heaven and earth? The Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes
For many relocated Afghans, unresolved cases involving close family members remain a significant source of anxiety and affect wellbeing and integration. Family separation and lack of timely casework updates are therefore not peripheral issues; they are part of the continuing consequences of how the schemes have been administered. (Conclusion, Paragraph 223)
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#25 - 1st Report - Shifting heaven and earth? The Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes
The government should publish, by the time it responds to this report, a clear policy for eligible Afghans who cannot safely, lawfully or affordably self-move to a third country. This should include criteria for identifying these cases and should set out steps to ensure that the 12-month deadline does not exclude eligible people because they lack the means...
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#24 - 1st Report - Shifting heaven and earth? The Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes
The government has not adequately explained how it will protect eligible Afghans who cannot safely, lawfully or affordably self-move to a third country for UK entry-clearance checks. This is a serious gap in the current model. A policy that works for many applicants may still fail the most vulnerable, including those who have already waited years because of...
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#22 - 1st Report - Shifting heaven and earth? The Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes
Government should not allow departments to continue leading high-risk protection or resettlement casework by default where that work falls outside their core expertise. Where such responsibilities are assigned in urgent circumstances, ministers should keep the operating model under formal review and transfer responsibility if better-placed departments or agencies can deliver the work more safely, fairly and efficiently. (Recommendation,...
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#19 - 1st Report - Shifting heaven and earth? The Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes
The Triples Review revealed serious administrative failings in the handling of ARAP applications from former members of Afghan specialist units who had worked closely with UK forces. The high overturn rate showed that earlier determinations that applicants were not eligible for relocation could not be treated as reliable. The government therefore has a special responsibility to former Triples...
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#13 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
We share the concerns of our predecessor Committee that, whilst the states listed may be considered safe in general, this does not guarantee the safety of all individuals from these states, especially those who are members of particular social groups facing persecution. It must be possible for such individuals who face a real risk of persecution upon return...
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#156 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
conclusion Exclusions from the protections of the Refugee Convention are permitted in circumstances where individuals have committed “particularly serious crimes”. We acknowledge that the exclusion of individuals who pose a danger to the community is an important measure, and we support the Government’s intention to ensure that dangerous sex offenders cannot benefit from the protections of the Refugee...
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#123 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
recommendation We share the concerns of our predecessor Committee that, whilst the states listed may be considered safe in general, this does not guarantee the safety of all individuals from these states, especially those who are members of particular social groups facing persecution. It must be possible for such individuals who face a real risk of persecution upon...
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#112 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Article 13 of ECAT requires state parties to provide a “recovery and reflection period” of at least 30 days to potential VOTs, i.e. when there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person concerned is a victim of trafficking. During this period, the UK must not enforce any expulsion order against them and must authorise the persons concerned...
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#30 - 1st Report - Shifting heaven and earth? The Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes
The obligations examined in this report arose from the UK’s long involvement in Afghanistan, the commitments made to Afghans who supported the UK mission, and the additional risks created by the data breach. The government and local partners have brought many people to safety in challenging circumstances and supported their settlement in the UK: those efforts deserve recognition....
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#29 - 1st Report - Shifting heaven and earth? The Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes
The government should publish the outcome measures it is developing for the Afghan Resettlement Programme and explain how they will be used to manage delivery and improve outcomes. These measures should cover, at a minimum, movement from temporary to settled accommodation, access to early support, casework resolution for close family members, English- language support, employment, health and wellbeing,...
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#28 - 1st Report - Shifting heaven and earth? The Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes
The government should ensure that relocated Afghans in transitional accommodation have timely access to casework updates where unresolved applications involving close family members remain a significant source of anxiety or practical uncertainty. (Recommendation, Paragraph 224)
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#26 - 1st Report - Shifting heaven and earth? The Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes
Afghan resettlement has brought many people to safety, but successful resettlement cannot be measured by arrival numbers alone. It should also be judged by how quickly families move from temporary to settled accommodation, whether they receive early support, whether unresolved family and casework issues are addressed, and whether employment, language, health and community integration needs are being met....
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#23 - 1st Report - Shifting heaven and earth? The Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes
We welcome the government’s stated ambition to clear the current ARAP caseload by spring 2027, and its decision to publish KPIs and transparency data. These are important corrective steps. But the commitment will only be meaningful if it is delivered fairly as well as quickly. The government must ensure that pressure to close the programme does not reduce...
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#21 - 1st Report - Shifting heaven and earth? The Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes
The government should treat the remaining work for former Triples whose applications were affected by serious administrative failings as a corrective exercise, not routine casework. It should identify the affected cohort, prioritise the remaining cases, including family applications and relocation arrangements, provide clear casework updates, and report regularly to Parliament until the corrective work is complete. Reporting should...
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#20 - 1st Report - Shifting heaven and earth? The Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes
The UK’s obligations after the breach were wider than its pre-existing ARAP commitments. The government had continuing obligations to eligible Afghans to whom public commitments had been made after Op PITTING, and additional responsibilities to people placed at increased risk by the breach itself. Prioritising breach-exposed people was understandable, but it created trade-offs within an already strained resettlement...
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#15 - 1st Report - Shifting heaven and earth? The Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes
The government should establish and publish a process for periodic reassessment of the risks faced by ARAP applicants, former applicants and their family members who remain in Afghanistan or third countries, where those risks arise because of their past connection with the UK or from their applications for resettlement. The process should draw on current intelligence, operational evidence,...
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#16 - 2nd Report - Accountability for Daesh crimes
The Government must adopt a proactive approach and seek to identify and locate minors and where feasible repatriate them as soon as practically possible. (Recommendation, Paragraph 97)
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#12 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
We agree with our predecessor Committee that section 29 IMA, which broadens the public order disqualification in section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act, is not compatible with the UK’s obligations under ECAT and Article 4 of the ECHR. We recommend that the Government repeal this provision. (See Amendment 14, Annex). (Recommendation, Paragraph 114)
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#7 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
The Government should ensure that clause 18 is sufficiently clear and circumscribed, reflects the legitimate aim it is intended to achieve, and is proportionate to that aim. In particular, a mental element should be introduced to ensure that only conduct which is intentional or reckless is criminalised. (See Amendment 12, Annex) (Recommendation, Paragraph 68) Powers of search, seizure...
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#6 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
More broadly, we agree with our predecessor Committee that the Government should fully incorporate Article 31 of the Refugee Convention into section 31 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Section 31 should include the new offences in this Bill and the offence of illegal entry/arrival under section 24 of the Immigration Act 1971. (See Amendment 3, Annex)....
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#5 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
In relation to clause 16: a. The Government should give consideration to amending the scope of the offences to ensure that they only apply to persons involved in the smuggling of persons for direct or indirect financial or material gain. (See Amendment 9, Annex) b. Clause 16(2) should be removed and replaced with a requirement that the person...
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#155 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
The rebuttable presumption is an important safeguard to give refugees the opportunity to argue against the seriousness of their offence and the danger they pose to the community. The Convention also provides a safeguard as the principle of non-refoulement under certain rights, such as Articles 2 and 3, provides an absolute bar to removing or returning an individual...
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#154 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
In the supplementary ECHR memorandum published by the Government, it is noted that an individual affected by this amendment “would still be able to rely on Article 2 or 3 rights, if they faced a real risk of persecution, but their claim for refugee status would not be accepted.”199 The Government also notes in its supplementary ECHR memorandum...
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#153 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
However, in practice, the lowering of this threshold may have very little effect. Professor Sarah Singer told us: “the Nationality and Borders Act introduced a new interpretation of Article 33(2) [Refugee Convention]… It would be highly unlikely to have a case under the Sexual Offences Act that did not meet that already very low bar [of a twelve...
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#152 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
For these purposes, a particularly serious crime, in domestic law, is a crime for which a person is sentenced to a period of imprisonment of at least 12 months.197 The threshold is therefore amended by this provision in the Bill - a person could be excluded from protection under the Refugee Convention for a conviction of any of...
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#151 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
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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#150 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Clause 48 was added by way of Government amendment at Report stage in the Commons. It provides for the classification of certain sexual offences as “particularly serious” when determining exclusions from the protection against refoulement, regardless of period of imprisonment. The relevant offences are sexual offences under Schedule 3 of the Sexual Offences Act (SOA) 2003, which are...
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#122 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
In its observations on the Bill, the UNHCR states: “while designation of safe countries may be used as a procedural tool to prioritise or accelerate the examination of applications in carefully circumscribed situations, it does not displace the requirement for an individualised assessment of an asylum claim. Section 59 therefore gives rise to a risk of refoulement, and...
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#121 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
In relation to India, Rainbow Migration shared two examples of clients who have been granted asylum in the UK: a. “A trans woman from India came out to her parents at age fourteen. They reacted very negatively, locking her in the house and refusing to let her out. They forced her to undergo harmful conversion practices, which the...
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#118 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
The implications for Albanian women and children are particularly concerning. For example, an Albanian woman who has been trafficked to the UK and faces a real risk of reprisals and re-trafficking upon return to Albania, could be returned to Albania unless she can demonstrate “exceptional circumstances” according to the determination of the Secretary of State. The UK country...
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#117 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Our predecessor Committee concluded that that whilst the listed States may be considered to be safe ‘in general’, this does not guarantee their safety for all individuals, particularly those who are members of a particular social group. It must be possible for such individuals who face a real risk of persecution upon return to make a protection or...
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#116 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Inadmissibility procedures allow a State to declare claims “inadmissible” when the claim is made by nationals of countries that are deemed safe. Section 80A(5) provides two non-exhaustive examples of exceptional circumstances. These are narrowly construed: first, where the listed state is derogating from the ECHR, and second, where the state is subject to proceedings151 before the EU due...
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#115 - 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Section 59 IMA (partially in force)149 amends section 80A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, which provides that asylum claims and human rights claims from nationals of listed states must be declared inadmissible. Section 59 IMA principally does two things. First, it extends the list from EU nationals to nationals of Albania, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and...
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