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<p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it, in accordance
with our international obligations under the Refugee Convention and European Convention
on Human Rights.</p><p>Asylum decision-makers carefully assess protection needs following
an interview by considering all available evidence provided by the claimant in light
of published country information. They receive extensive training on considering asylum
claims and must follow published Home Office policy guidance. Guidance on interviewing
and decision making are provided in published policy instructions on gov.uk:</p><p><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/asylum-decision-making-guidance-asylum-instructions
and</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/considering-asylum-claims-and-assessing-credibility-instruction</p><p>The
Home Office have worked closely with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for
International Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Asylum Advocacy Group (AAG) for
many years, to help improve their approach to religious based claims and have recently
worked with them to develop and produce a specialist training package.</p><p>The aim
of this course is to ensure that where religion or belief is raised in an asylum claim,
asylum decision makers appropriately consider all the available evidence in accordance
International, European & Domestic law and Home Office Asylum Policy, when interviewing
asylum applicants and making decisions on their claims.</p><p>The course will be rolled
out to Asylum Senior Caseworkers and Technical Specialists in April 2019 and all asylum
Decision Makers over the course of the subsequent three months.</p>
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