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<p>We recruit using standard Civil Service recruitment processes and all our decision
makers must meet minimum Civil Service recruitment standards. Once appointed the Home
Office offers a comprehensive training programme and mentoring framework for decision
makers. In relation to methods used, it should be noted that tools involving machine
learning or artificial intelligence are not used in the assessment of family visa
applications.</p><p>Records for the number of staff assessing family visa applications
are not maintained as far back to 2010. During that time, the department has undergone
various organisational changes, and has also employed temporary staff, so we are unable
to provide accurate data on the number of caseworkers who have ceased employment.
However the average number of decisions made each week in respect of family visa applications
do not form part of any current transparency data applications and are not published.
The transparency data does, however, include a range of processing data and the latest
data can be found at: Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>In
relation to the records for the number of staff assessing family visa applications,
they are not maintained back to 2010. Resource is also often used flexibly, so if
data was available, we would be unable to provide accurate figures in respect of the
amount of caseworkers engaged in considering family visa applications for each year
since 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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