The Use of Country of Origin Information in Refugee Status Determination: Critical Perspectives

Immigration Advisory Service undertook a study into the use of COI by decision makers in the Home Office and AIT. It is the premise of this collection of papers, that an investigation into the use of COI by Home Office case owners at first instance decision making, by Immigration Judges at second instance decision making and into the COI contained in OGNs will provide an indication of the current level of understanding of the purpose, scope and limits of COI among key decision makers. In addition the study will demonstrate the extent to which such understanding is being translated into good practice.