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Join our WEBINAR on 25th March 2021 w/t @slatter_alexis @jamildhanji & @saraanzani as they explore new post-Brexit imm rules surrounding the handling of non-EU asylum claims under 3rd country inadmissibility principles.
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Senior practitioners @slatter_alexis @jamildhanji & @saraanzani are live now with their webinar exploring the new post-Brexit immigration rules on non-EU asylum asylum claims under the new “Third Country Rules”

@saraanzani is starting off by looking at the Secretary of State's stated rationale for the changes which includes the intention to treat certain asylum claims as inadmissible

@saraanzani is now taking us through the new Immigration Rules and notes that "exceptional circumstances" under para 345A(b) and "connection" to a third country are not yet defined

@saraanzani whether a country is a "safe third country" is factually specific to the individual and not a list of countries deemed safe but a country can be a "safe third country" for these purposes even if the asylum seeker did not pass through it en route to the UK

@slatter_alexis is now taking us through the policy background to these changes - these rules are a response to the UK's decision not to continue with the Dublin system and the UK now lacking access to the Eurodac fingerprint database post-Brexit

The HO policy goes further than the Rules according to @slatter_alexis - the Rules don't apply to children and #humanrights claims cannot be treated as inadmissible but the policy states that they will be considered for certification as 'clearly unfounded'

Significant that if removal cannot take place within a reasonable period of time then an asylum claim will be substantively considered. "Reasonable period of time" is not defined in the Rules but the policy refers to 6 months as a "long-stop" @slatter_alexis

Voluntary disclosure at screening interviews are likely to be used to identify possible inadmissibility and @slatter_alexis explains that there doesn't appear to be an opportunity to make representations on admissibility before a decision is taken

@jamildhanji is taking a step back to explore how these changes might operate in practice with reference to the #newplan for immigration announced yesterday

Contrary to what has been said, these changes are not about improving #fairness but about making the #HostileEnvironment more #Hostile and appearing tough on #immigration according to @jamildhanji

@jamildhanji explains that without Eurodac, immigration officers will be left with the account of the asylum seeker and any documents that the person has on them including receipts

Time starts to run for reasonable time to removal and the 6-month long-stop from when there is a disclosure that there might be a safe third country for a person to be returned to, not from when a person claims asylum. This time pauses where there is an NRM referral @jamildhanji

Although its early days, @jamildhanji is flagging the possible areas for challenge

@jamildhanji explains that yesterday's #newplan for immigration appears to include aspects that make it more likely that immigration will be "on the table" in future trade agreements

@jamildhanji explains that the introduction of "temporary protection" is particularly concerning and is likely to be cruel as it will involve placing people in perpetual limbo because of the manner in which a person made their asylum claim

That’s it for today folks! Thank you @slatter_alexis, @saraanzani & @jamildhanji for that fantastic webinar! If you have any questions please feel free to send them to [e-mail] or to our team clerks at [e-mail]

This webinar was recorded so don’t worry if you missed it, you’ll be able to catch up when it goes live on our website shortly at goldsmithchambers.com/category/news/

Please note that all previous webinars in this series are also available now!

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