Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 30-month refugee status review policy on people granted asylum in the UK.

The Home Office is committed to changing the way we deliver our protection offer, where refugee status is temporary, lasting only until a refugee can safely return home.

Not everyone who has been granted Core Protection will undergo a review of their protection needs. Only those who remain on Core Protection, and do not switch into the Protection Work and Study route will be subject to this review. The approach to reviewing status will also be efficient and targeted and will build on the efficiencies that have already seen record levels of initial decisions being made, including use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

We will encourage people to move to the Protection Work and Study route wherever possible meaning that those who contribute to UK society through employment or study will have greater certainty about their future in the UK. At the same time, in line with our international obligations, we will not remove anyone to their own or any other country where they have a well-founded fear of persecution or are at risk of serious harm.

We will continue to monitor the impact of this policy as it is developed and implemented.