Guidance

Considering human rights claims: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on the policy and process to follow when human rights issues are raised alongside an asylum claim or are inherent in that claim.

From:
UK Visas and Immigration
Published
27 October 2009

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Considering human rights claims

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff providing information about:

  • the European Convention on Human Rights ­(ECHR) and how it is incorporated into UK law

  • considering asylum claims raising human rights issues

  • Article 2 and Protocol 13 ECHR

  • Article 3 ECHR

  • Article 8 ECHR

  • Article 14

  • duration of grants of leave

  • recording the consideration on the minute

You must not apply the actions set out in this guidance either to children or to those with children without having due regard to Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.

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Published 27 October 2009

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