An asylum official indicated that the reforms initiated after Sunak's pledge to handle over 90,000 asylum claims undermined decision-making integrity, stating that new targets prioritized speed over quality.
Quality assurance processes were degraded amid the urgent need to manage the backlog, leading to a worrying reduction in the accurate and sustainable nature of asylum decisions.
With only 52% of recent asylum decisions passing internal quality checks, the results signify a troubling trend of increasing errors and omissions, resulting in a surge of legal appeals.
The introduction of two-hour limits for interviews severely impacts the ability to collect sufficient information, raising concerns about the viability of the decisions being made.
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