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Asylum: Homosexuality

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 30 January 2025UIN 26192

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence is required to determine homosexuality as basis for claiming asylum.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

All asylum and human rights claims are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations. The Substantive asylum interview is the claimant’s main opportunity to provide detailed evidence that relates specifically to their individual protection needs.

Our guidance for considering asylum claims is available on GOV.UK at: Assessing credibility and refugee status: caseworker guidance - GOV.UK

Asylum claims made after 28 June 2022 have been considered to the higher standard of proof established in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

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