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<p>The Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2005 define a vulnerable
person as:</p><ul><li>A minor</li><li>A disabled person</li><li>An elderly person</li><li>A
pregnant woman</li><li>A person who has been subjected to torture, rape or other serious
forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence;</li><li>A person who has had
an individual evaluation of his situation that confirms he/she has special needs.</li></ul><p>Accommodation
providers are also contractually required to take account of any particular circumstances
and vulnerability of those that they accommodate. The definition of vulnerability
in the contracts is the same as the one set out in the 2005 Regulations.</p><p>The
particular circumstances of other supported asylum seekers and their dependants who
may have other particular vulnerabilities are also carefully considered, for example
because they have care needs or health problems that require a need for a specific
type of accommodation or accommodation in a particular location. Further details regarding
these policies can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-accommodation-requests-policy"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-accommodation-requests-policy</a></p><p>We
aim to decide most of these applications within 5 working days, or 2 days of the Home
Office reviewing the application if the person is vulnerable, but some take longer
because of the need to make further enquiries to establish that the person is eligible
to receive the support.</p><p>The Home Office monitors closely the performance of
asylum support application decision making and has a range of targets for processing
support applications depending on the nature of the application being made. However
information on processing times is not recorded in a format suitable for publication.
We are currently in the process of embedding a new system and reporting tools and
once this has been implemented we will review our reporting processes,.</p>
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