2. UK Government Statments
- Immigration and Nationality Directorate position statement on forced removals to Iraq (Nov 2005)
Updated position, dated November 2005, reiterating that although "government remains committed to its international obligations and will continue to give permission to stay to those foreign nationals who have a genuine need for international protection, or who otherwise qualify for temporary permission to stay in the United Kingdom due to their personal circumstances", now that Sadam Hussein has been removed from power, they feel that "there has been a clear change in the conditions in Iraq and with it, the factors to be considered when Iraqi nationals claim asylum". It also confirms that "those individuals who are due to be removed can expect to be given notice in writing about plans to remove them from the UK and they are entitled to seek legal advice about their circumstances". It makes absolutely no mention in the statement about the evaluation of the UNHCR on the return of Iraqi Nationals to Iraq, which continues to recommend that the situation in the country is still too unstable for people to return.
- Home Office Sample Letter (Aug 2005)
Sample letter from the Home Office, dated August 21, 2005, detailing UK government policy on returning failed Iraqi asylum seekers.