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Asylum: Disclosure of Information

Asked by Olivia BlakeLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 June 2025UIN 54043

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether asylum applicants are made aware of their right to (a) receive and (b) amend their transcript from their substantive interview.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Asylum claimants are advised throughout the interview process that they will receive a copy of their interview transcript, and are invited to make any clarifications that are required.

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