List of authorities intervening in each stage of the procedure

United Kingdom

Country Report: List of authorities intervening in each stage of the procedure Last updated: 30/05/23

Author

Refugee Council Visit Website
Stage of the procedure Competent authority (EN)
Application at the border  
v  At the border Home Office UK Border Force (UKBF)
v  On the territory Home Office UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
Safe third country  (responsibility assessment under inadmissibility policy) Home Office UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), Third Country Unit
Refugee status determination Home Office UK Visas and Immigration  (UKVI)
Appeal procedures  
v  First appeal First Tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber (FTT (IAC))
v  Second (onward) appeal Upper Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber (UKUT (IAC))
Subsequent application (admissibility) Home Office UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)

Table of contents

  • Statistics
  • Overview of the legal framework
  • Overview of the main changes since the previous report update
  • Asylum Procedure
  • Reception Conditions
  • Detention of Asylum Seekers
  • Content of International Protection