Question follow-through · 3085
Asylum: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguarding procedures are in place for asylum seekers who disclose experiences of harm as the result of crimes said to have occurred prior to arrival in the UK.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 28 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguarding procedures are in place for asylum seekers who disclose experiences of harm as the result of crimes said to have occurred prior to arrival in the UK.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 May 2026
Answer published
The Home Office takes the safety and wellbeing of adults, families and children extremely seriously and we continuously review our safeguarding processes. We operate an Asylum Safeguarding Hub that receives referrals from a range of sources, including but...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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