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This guidance tells you about managing cases where there is a request to delay the asylum process so that medical evidence of torture or serious harm, usually a Medico-Legal Report (MLR), can be provided. It also covers how to consider medical evidence submitted as part of an asylum claim.
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Published 5 August 2021 Last updated 30 August 2022 +show all updates
Updated guidance to signpost decision makers to the relevant version of assessing credibility and refugee status guidance and updated standard of proof section following commencement of section 32 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.