1 1 this inspection examined the home office s production and use of country of origin information coi looking at how coi products are commissioned developed and disseminated and at how they are used particularly in the asylum process in interviewing decision making at appeal hearings and when dealing with further submissions.
United kingdom home office country reports. The uk border agency ukba an executive agency of the home office is responsible for securing the. United kingdom 19th march 2020 the updated country report on the united kingdom documents developments in the area of asylum procedures reception conditions detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2019. Country policy and information notes previously known as country information and guidance reports are used by uk visas and immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights. A country visit agreed to by the united kingdom was conducted in london from 26 to 30 march 2012.
Uk visas and immigration is responsible for making millions of decisions every year about who has the right to visit or stay in the country with a firm emphasis on national security and a culture. Refworld is the leading source of information necessary for taking quality decisions on refugee status. The information has been carefully selected and compiled from unhcr s global network of field. The home office has been at the front line of this endeavour since 1782.
Refworld contains a vast collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin policy documents and positions and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks. As such the home office plays a fundamental role in the security and economic prosperity of the united kingdom. The uk border agency ukba an executive agency of the home office is responsible for securing the uk border and controlling migration into the uk. During the on site visit meetings were held with the ministry of justice home office hm treasury financial services authority cabinet officecrown prosec u tion service serious fraud office serious organised crime agency city of london po.
Country policy and information note. The home office is the lead united kingdom uk government department responsible for policies on immigration passports counter terrorism policing drugs and crime.