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Written question asked by Paul Blomfield (Labour) on Monday, 10 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 June 2019 (named day). It was answered by Caroline Nokes (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 June 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.

Deportation: Democratic Republic of Congo

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the safety of nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo who are returned to that country.

Answer

We only return those who are without a legal right to remain in the UK, including foreign national offenders, when we and, where the individual has exercised a right of appeal, the courts deem it is safe to do so, on a case by case basis.

We are currently reviewing our assessment of risk faced by rejected asylum seekers and foreign national offenders on return to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). An updated country policy and information note setting out our position will be published in due course.The Home Office has regular discussions with the Foreign Office on a range of issues and has on a number of occasions discussed the subject of returns to the DRC to establish as full an assessment of the situation as possible.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
262357
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Deportation Safety Democratic Republic of the Congo
Link
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