The General Practice for new refugees in StocktononTees

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1951 Convention - refugee definition

• Owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted
  for reasons of race, religion, nationality,
  membership of a particular social group or
  political opinion, is outside the country of his
  nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear,
  is unwilling to avail himself of the protection
  of that country or who, not having a nationality
  and being outside the country of his former
  habitual residence as a result of such events, is
  unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to
  return to it.

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European Convention on Human Rights - Article 3

• No one shall be subjected to torture or to
  inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

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ECHR - Article 8

• Everyone has the right to respect for his private
  and family life, his home and his correspondence.
  
• There shall be no interference by a public
  authority with the exercise of this right except
  such as is in accordance with the law and is
  necessary in a democratic society in the
  interests of national security, public safety or
  the economic well-being of the country, for the
  prevention of disorder or crime, for the
  protection of health or morals, or for the
  protection of the rights and freedoms of others

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• I, (Doctors name) declare that
• I confirm that acceptance of an individual for a
  medical report to be written by myself is
  unrelated to his or her ability to pay, whether
  via legal aid or otherwise.
• I have not entered into any arrangement where the
  amount or payment of fees to myself is in anyway
  dependent on the outcome of the case.
• I understand that my duty in providing written
  reports is to help the court and that this duty
  overrides my obligation to the party who has
  commissioned the report. I confirm that I have
  complied with that duty.
• I believe that the facts I have stated in this
  report are true to the best of my knowledge and
  that the opinions that I have expressed are
  correct.
• I have endeavoured to include in this report
  those matters of which I have knowledge or of
  which I have been made aware, that might
  adversely affect the validity of my opinion.
• I have not, without forming an independent view,
  included or excluded anything that has been
  suggested to me by others, in particular the
  party instructing me.
• I will notify those instructing me immediately
  and confirm in writing if for any reason my
  existing report requires any correction or
  qualification.
• I understand that I am likely to be the subject
  of adverse public criticism by the court if it is
  concluded that I have not taken reasonable care
  in trying to meet the standards set out above.

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Initial HO decisions (Q3 2005)http//www.homeoffi
ce.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html
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Appeal outcome by country (Q3 2005)