Author
|
Name in English |
Number of staff |
Ministry responsible |
Is there any political interference possible by the responsible Minister with the decision making in individual cases by the first instance authority? |
|
Immigration and Asylum Office (IAO) |
302 |
Ministry of Interior |
Yes |
Source: IAO, 12 February 2019.
According to the answer of the IAO, the majority of the case officers received training on interview techniques in asylum procedures of vulnerable asylum seekers and of unaccompanied children. There were also trainings on the indentification of victims of trafficking, integration and corruption, data protection in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The case officers were also trained on the General Administrative Code and on the Schengen Information System. They attanded programmes relating to intercultural training, as well.