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<p>In March, we set up a dedicated engagement channel with key stakeholders to cover
the impact of Covid-19 on asylum and resettlement, and to ensure that the necessary
guidance and information was reaching asylum seekers across the UK. The British Red
Cross were nominated by the sector as the single point of contact; officials speak
to them on a regular basis and calls are often accompanied by written updates, which
the British Red Cross share with the wider sector, and onto asylum seekers. We have
also set up a similar engagement channel with the Strategic Migration Partnership,
which also includes a weekly call and regular written updates.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our
liaison with British Red Cross as a single point of contact has successfully ensured
that asylum seekers have the information they require in recent months. We are now
in the process of drafting additional guidance, which will be published on GOV.UK,
on asylum interviewing and decision-making during the period in which our operations
are still affected by the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK. This will provide greater provision
of information to asylum seekers.</p>
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