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<p>The number of officials across the department who were responsible for examining
and making decisions on asylum applications at the end of 2019 is not held in a reportable
format. To obtain this information would require detailed reporting against multiple
cost centres and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p>Decisions
on asylum claims are made by decision makers in Asylum Operations. All staff are maintained
at a level that allows the Home Office to progress cases and make timely decisions.</p><p>All
asylum claims lodged in the UK are carefully considered on their individual merits
against a background of relevant case law and up to date country information.</p>
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