Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is (1) the procedure for decision-making on asylum cases, and (2) the average length of time it takes for a caseworker to consider each asylum case; and how many decisions each caseworker is expected to make per week.

All asylum claims lodged in the UK are carefully considered on their individual merits against a background of relevant case law and up to date country information. We ensure that claimants are given every opportunity to disclose information relevant to their claim before a decision is taken.

We do not record data on the length of time it takes to consider individual cases. Decisions on asylum claims are made by Decision Makers within the Asylum Intake and Casework Unit and the Home Office has rolling recruitment campaigns to ensure the number of Decision Makers are maintained at a level that allows the Home Office to progress cases in line with service standards.

Data on performance against the published service standard can be found on tabs Asy 10 and 11 at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-february-2018.