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Asylum

Commons · Question 7712 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the costs and benefits of introducing a unique application number for asylum applicants.

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 23 Jun 2026

We do not consider the use of a single Unique Application Number for asylum applicants to be a viable option, and there are currently no plans to take this forward.As you are aware, the Atlas caseworking system is now fully rolled out with continuous impr...