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United Kingdom: Home Office

The Home Office is the lead United Kingdom (UK) government department responsible for policies on immigration, passports, counter-terrorism, policing, drugs and crime. The UK Border Agency (UKBA), an executive agency of the Home Office, is responsible for securing the UK border and controlling migration into the UK. It manages border control, enforcing immigration and customs regulations. It also considers applications for permission to enter or stay in the UK, and for citizenship and asylum. For more information about the UKBA see: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/

Country of Origin Information (COI) Service, part of the UKBA, is a team of specialist researchers who research and collate information on countries giving rise to asylum claims in the UK. COI Service provides accurate, balanced, relevant, impartial and up-to-date information on asylum seekers' countries of origin which is used by UKBA officials at all stages of the asylum determination process. COI Service products do not contain UKBA policy, guidance or opinion. For information about COI Service and access to its products see: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/guidance/coi/

The UKBA also produces Operational Guidance Notes (OGN). These documents aim to provide clear guidance for UKBA officials on whether the main types of claim are likely to justify the grant of asylum, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave. Country policy bulletins are also occasionally issued on an ad hoc basis and aim to provide clear guidance on how to deal with particular country-specific issues arising in asylum and human rights applications. The OGNs are accessible on the UKBA website at: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/guidance/csap/  Website: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/
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Country Information and Guidance - Iraq: humanitarian situation in Baghdad, the south (including Babil) and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

June 2015 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Home Office | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Country Information and Guidance - Iraq: Security situation in Baghdad, southern governorates and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI)

April 2015 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Home Office | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Country Information and Guidance - South and central Somalia: Majority clans and minority groups

16 March 2015 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Home Office | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Country Information and Guidance - Somalia: Women fearing gender-based harm / violence

3 February 2015 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Home Office | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Country Information and Guidance - Iraq: Internal relocation (and technical obstacles)

24 December 2014 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Home Office | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Operational Guidance Note: Burma (Myanmar)

May 2013 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Home Office | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Operational Guidance Note: The Occupied Palestinian Territories

19 March 2013 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Home Office | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Operational Guidance Note: Sudan

August 2012 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Home Office | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Iraq Bulletin: Treatment of Persons Returning to Iraq, Including Failed asylum Asylum Seekers; the Situation of Internally Displaced Persons and Procedures to Re-obtain Documentation to Access Services and Facilitate Internal Movement

16 April 2012 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Home Office | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Operational Guidance Note: North Korea (DPRK)

December 2011 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Home Office | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

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