CYP Now - Court Report: Asylum application

This case concerned a father (F) and mother (M), both Pakistan nationals, and their child (A) who was born in Pakistan in 2006. In August 2014, A and M came to the UK on a trip, but did not return to Pakistan as had been agreed with F, instead remaining in the UK and claiming asylum.

In March 2015, proceedings commenced in the High Court seeking the summary return of A to Pakistan. A was made a ward of court. In June, A applied for asylum in the UK. Her asylum application included allegations against F.

In July 2015, the parents entered into a consent order that provided for A's return to Pakistan and both parents gave undertakings to the court.

M's included an undertaking to withdraw her asylum application and that of A, but she did not do this. In October 2015, both M and A were granted "refugee status" by the Home Office.

The proceedings continued and culminated in an order for A's return to Pakistan, which was successfully appealed to the Court of Appeal by M and A.

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