Asylum Support Partnership, formerly the Asylum Support Inter Agency Partnership or IAP, consists of five agencies funded by the Home Office to deliver the following services to asylum seekers: Initial Accommodations Wrap Around services for newly arrived people seeking asylum and One Stop Services for those people with ongoing claims who require independent advice and support.
The Asylum Support Partnership consists of five agencies: Refugee Council, Refugee Action, North of England Refugee Service, Scottish Refugee Council and Welsh Refugee Council, and includes representations from subcontractors and refugee community organisations (RCOs).
The services of the agencies in the partnership are funded by the Home Office through the UK Border Agency (formerly BIA), an agency established by the Government to be responsible for support arrangements for destitute asylum seekers.
The Asylum Support Partnership Team, formerly the Inter Agency Coordination Team or ICT, is the secretariat body for the Asylum Support Partnership (ASP) and is hosted by the Refugee Council at their head office in London.
- Asylum Support Partnership team works in partnership with the partnership's agencies, UKBA Asylum Support and other areas of the UKBA, and other stakeholders to co-ordinate the Asylum Support Partnership’s work and to achieve the best support for clients.
- The team provides information and policy advice to agencies of the partnership and other stakeholders on UKBA policy, Home Office and Local Authority legislation as it relates to asylum seekers’ rights and entitlements to support.
- The team provides regular information updates through the Asylum Support Partnership Newsletter, information and policy bulletins.
- The Asylum Support Partnership Team also liaises with central and local government services to promote accessible and equitable service delivery to asylum seekers & refugees, or new refugee-specific projects.
For more information about the structure, responsibilities and scope of the Asylum Support Partnership’s work please download the following document:
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Key contacts
For more information please contact the team on 020 7346 1154.
For asylum support advice, please contact the Refugee Council’s advice line on 020 7346 6777.
