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<p>The number of staff who are employed by UK Visas and Immigration in the processing
of asylum applications, is not held in a way that can be easily aggregated. 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. There are recruitment strategies
in place to maintain staffing at the required levels to allow us to manage asylum
intake and reduce the overall time to make initial asylum decisions.</p><p>All asylum
claim 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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