Asylum
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what monitoring and safeguarding measures apply to individuals granted (a) asylum and (b) leave to remain; and whether her Department has undertaken any review of such measures since 2023.
Answered by Alex Norris
All asylum claimants are subject to mandatory security checks to establish their identity and to link it to their biometric details for the purpose of immigration, security and criminality checks - including war crimes, crimes against humanity and terrorism. These checks are critical to the delivery of a safe and secure immigration system.
We do not routinely monitor those who are granted asylum or leave to remain but everyone is expected to abide by the law; this includes refugees and other foreign nationals.
This Government is clear that those who commit serious crimes and pose a danger to the community and those who otherwise pose a threat to national security will have their refugee status revoked because they no longer deserve our protection and the generous benefits that come with such status. Instead, they will be removed from the UK at the earliest opportunity.
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