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<p>The Home Office does not publish data relating to the average time taken to process
asylum claims for cases of (a) unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and (b) other
cases of acute vulnerability in each month since January 2019.</p><p>Data on current
performance can be found at tab Asy_10 of the Asylum Transparency Data August 2019
at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2019</a></p><p>We
are committed to ensuring that asylum claims are considered without unnecessary delay,
to ensure that individuals who need protection are granted asylum as soon as possible
and can start to integrate and rebuild their lives, including those granted at appeal.</p><p>Whilst
steps are taken to increase capacity and focus on process improvements to deliver
better quality asylum decisions more efficiently, we have moved away from the 6-month
service standard to concentrate on older claims, cases with acute vulnerability and
those in receipt of the greatest level of support, including Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking
Children (UASC). Additionally, we are prioritising cases where an individual has already
received a decision, but a reconsideration is required.</p><p>This approach is intended
to bring balance back to the asylum system. We have engaged with stakeholders as part
of our plans to introduce new service standards. We are considering this valuable
insight as we work to shape the new service standards.</p><p> </p>
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