A 12-month pilot scheme has been launched that aims to determine whether this is an effective way of 'improving and maintaining contact' with claimants
It comes days after the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg granted an injunction that stopped the deportation of asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda.The PM also said the government would press ahead with its policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, saying it is lawful.
She said:"One could argue that we have been a soft touch - and I think we have been quite frankly, partly down to our EU membership. It makes sure that member states of the council, such as the UK, respect the rights and guarantees set out in the European Convention on Human Rights.It was understood the ECHR granted an urgent interim measure blocking the removal of one Iraqi detainee.
Ministers have defended the policy, saying it is needed to stop illegal people smuggling in small boats across the Channel.
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