This session is being jointly delivered by the British Red Cross and Asylum Support Appeals Project (ASAP). The training will be delivered by Sarah Holloway, Gender-Based Violence National Manager, British Red Cross and Pragya KC, Women's Legal Advisor, Asylum Support Appeal Project.
The training will cover:
- An overview of the Home Office Guidance
- Entitlements and provisions of the guidance
- Responsibilities of Home Office contracted providers
- How to secure funding for a refuge place for asylum seekers
- Refuge move-on
In advance of attending the training session you should read the Home Office Guidance on Responding to Reports of Domestic Abuse from Asylum Seekers (Domestic abuse: responding to reports of domestic abuse from asylum seekers (accessible) - GOV.UK) and Minimum Standards for responding to domestic abuse disclosures from asylum seekers (Minimum standards for responding to domestic abuse disclosures from asylum seekers (accessible) - GOV.UK) as this will be referred to throughout the session.