Overhaul of asylum system could ‘detach the UK from international refugee law,’ warn Scottish campaigners
Supporters of Amnesty International, Oxfam Scotland and the Scottish Refugee Council in George Square in Glasgow in 2017
CAMPAIGNERS in Scotland have warned Boris Johnson that his government’s overhaul of the asylum system could “detach the UK from international refugee law.”
Charities and community groups north of the border have written to the Prime Minister highlighting their concerns that changes may see Westminster “directly intrude on the devolved competences of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish government.”
Last month, Home Secretary Priti Patel announced what she described as the “most significant overhaul of our asylum system in decades.”
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