Written question asked by Barbara Roche (Labour) on Thursday, 10 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 March 2005. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Thursday, 17 March 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is provided to senior caseworkers in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate to help them provide support and advice to junior officials.

Answer: Mrs. Roche: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what training is provided to senior caseworkers in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate to help them provide support and advice to junior officials. [221781] Mr. Browne: Senior caseworkers will normally have had significant experience as asylum caseworkers and will have received the same training as caseworkers earlier in their careers. In addition, all senior caseworkers have direct access to policy experts in the Asylum Policy Unit, country information specialists in the County Information Policy Unit and, in appropriate cases, to legal advice from the Home Office Legal Advisers Branch. Senior Caseworkers also have the opportunity to meet regularly with a wide range of external stakeholders to further augment their understanding of asylum policy and process.

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