Asylum
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a list of non-governmental organisations who attended meetings of the National Asylum Stakeholder Forum and Strategic Employment Group since January 2023.
Answered by Alex Norris
When engaging with the National Asylum Stakeholder Forum (NASF) and Strategic Engagement Group (SEG), minutes are taken at these meetings. There are no criteria defining ‘constructive dialogue’ with NGOs.
A list of non-governmental organisations who attended NASF and SEG since January 2023 is provided below:
Micro Rainbow
The No Accommodation Network (NACCOM)
British Red Cross
Refugee Action
Asylum Matters
Scottish Refugee Council
Refugee Council
Asylum Support Appeals Project (ASAP)
Freedom from Torture
Rainbow Migration
Helen Bamber Foundation
Migrant Help
Immigration Law Practitioners Network (ILPA)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
No formal risk assessment has been undertaken. The disclosure of meeting records is handled in the usual way taking into account the wider Home Office risk assessment framework, disclosure and data protection provisions, and, where applicable, Freedom of Information guidance.
The Home Office publishes Freedom of Information (FOI) performance data, including the number of times exemptions under sections 36 and 38 of the FOI Act have been applied. This information is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics
Establishing whether these exemptions were applied for reasons relating to asylum policy or stakeholder engagement could only be obtained for the purposes of this question at disproportionate cost.
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