Immigration: Mental Health
2026-07-19 · Home Office · HL2315 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of mental health concerns as a ground for overturning asylum and immigration decisions; and what steps they have taken, if any, to remove mental health concerns as a criterion for a
Answer
When asylum and human rights applications are decided, it is necessary to consider the health of applicants, both physical and mental.Over time, we have seen an expansion in the way human rights arguments are relied upon in some asylum and immigration cas...