In my view, the biggest mistake we've made is abolishing the Rwanda plan. Despite the legal challenges, it represented our best hope for reducing illegal crossings.
Despite completing its rollout of a new case management system, Home Office caseworkers are still referring back to data in a 25-year-old legacy system when processing asylum claims, according to a public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) also found problems with the data input on the newly implemented system, Atlas, that are delaying decisions. Atlas was developed to digitize and automate routine tasks, and streamline the process.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees expressed 'deep concern.' While acknowledging Greece's right to manage borders, UNHCR said border control 'must be in line with international and European law.'