Asylum: Exploitation
Commons · Question 93327 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce protections to ensure asylum seekers under the duress of criminal gangs are not punished for failing to disclose they are being influenced.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 3 Dec 2025
We recognise that that all asylum seekers are potentially vulnerable, and during the asylum decision making process, we aim to ensure that particularly vulnerable claimants are identified, the particular difficulties they may face in disclosing their expe...