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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 (ECHR).</p><p> </p><p>However, we have been clear that people should
claim asylum in the first safe country that they reach and should not seek to enter
the UK illegally. They should not put their lives at risk by leaving those safe countries
and making unnecessary and dangerous onward journeys to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Inadmissibility
is a longstanding process designed to prevent secondary movements across Europe. If
an individual has a connection to or has passed through a safe country before arriving
in the UK, we can declare their claim as inadmissible to our asylum process, and we
will seek to return them to a safe country. If we cannot return an inadmissible claimant
to a safe county within a reasonable period of time, we will consider their claim
in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>For claims admitted for consideration under the UK asylum
process, decision makers carefully consider the claimant’s protection needs by assessing
all the evidence provided by them in light of published country information guidance.
Decision makers receive extensive training on considering asylum claims and must follow
published Home Office policy guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Each case that is admitted to
our asylum process, irrespective of how the individual arrived in the UK, is carefully
considered on its own merits. Protection is normally granted where a claimant has
a well-founded fear of persecution under the Refugee Convention or their circumstances
engage our obligations under Article 3 (ECHR). Those who qualify are granted five
years’ limited leave and have access to the labour market and welfare support.</p><p>
</p><p>Those found not to need protection are refused, and the decision can be subject
to legal challenge where appropriate either via appeal to the independent court or
through a judicial review, depending on the decision in question. Once their appeals
rights are exhausted, they are required to leave the UK.</p>
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