Briefing: A fair and efficient process for making asylum decisions

Amnesty has long called for a fair and efficient asylum system. This briefing makes five proposals for achieving that, focusing on the decision-making process.

Those proposals are for (1) a single, consistent decision-making process; (2) designation of decision-making responsibility throughout the process; (3) effective legal aid provision; (4) decision-makers to be free from statutory or other constraints on their capacity to evaluate evidence and apply international law standards; and (5) grants of indefinite leave to remain for people recognised to be refugees.

The briefing explains these five proposals and how they would contribute to fairness and efficiency. It also explains how fairness and efficiency are mutually dependent.