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Written question asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 21 November 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 December 2016. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 December 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: EU Law

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how long it takes, on average, to make a decision on member state responsibility for asylum claims under the Dublin III Regulation.

Answer

The Government is not aware of any published data on the time taken to make a decision on Member State responsibility for asylum claims under the Dublin Regulation.

However, the Dublin Regulation specifies a range of time limits within which requests to accept responsibility must be made and replies received. The Dublin Regulation states that in all cases requests should be made as quickly as possible. The time limits vary depending on the circumstances of the case.

We will always fully consider take charge requests from other EU Member States under the Dublin Regulation, and we have made significant progress in improving and speeding up the existing process since the beginning of the year. Ahead of the Calais camp clearance, transfer requests were processed within 10 days and children are transferred within weeks from France.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3379
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Asylum EU law Dublin regulations
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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