Member

The International Organization for Migration tells us that, by the end of 2023, with the changes from NABA enacted, only 53% of reasonable grounds decisions made in the first six months of 2023 were positive, compared to 90% in the same period in 2022. Noble Lords will understand our concern about that. Noble Lords do not need reminding that trauma-informed approaches must sit at the heart of the national referral mechanism, giving potential victims access to appropriate support and psychologically informed environments, and that a disqualification from such an environment and support system cannot occur in the absence of legal representation, or indeed in the face of any restrictions and constraints on it.