Asylum: Crime
Commons · Question 3006 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which agency has lead responsibility for assessing and recording disclosures made by asylum seekers about alleged criminal incidents prior to arrival in the UK.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 3 Jun 2026
The Home Office is responsible for the asylum process. The Home Office conducts mandatory identity, criminality and security checks on all individuals who claim asylum, including biometric checks against relevant Home Office systems and national and inter...