In 2021-22 the UK asylum system cost £2.1 billion and spending has increased rapidly in the last few years.
The effectiveness of the asylum system depends on well-functioning case-working at the Home Office to support timely and accurate decisions. Making decisions quickly, fairly and accurately is important for the wellbeing of vulnerable service users, the outcomes achieved and, ultimately, value for money.
Based on an investigation by the National Audit Office into transforming the asylum system, this inquiry by the Public Accounts Committee will examine the Home Office’s plans and the extent to which they address the challenges it has identified. The Committee will question senior officials at the Home Office on how planned changes to the asylum system fit with its wider transformation plans, and how it is managing the risks.
If you have evidence on these issues, please submit it here by 23:59 on Wednesday 28 June 2023.
Please look at the requirements for written evidence submissions and note that the Committee cannot accept material as evidence that is published elsewhere. The Committee is not able to investigate individual cases.