Statement of Consensus, February 2024

We collectively acknowledge the following concerns with the current United Kingdom’s asylum system and propose the following changes be made to return the UK to a state of compliance with its international law obligations and with its domestic constitutional norms as well as values of justice, decency, and fairness. The purpose of this statement of consensus is to highlight our collective concerns posed by the Illegal Migration Act 2023 and similar legislation, such as the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill targeted at limiting the rights of migrants, and to reassert fundamental norms of international and domestic law.<p></p>