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Risk on Return Assessments

Objective risk on return and internal relocation assessments grounded in triangulated country evidence and tribunal legal tests.

Overview

Scope of analysis

Risk on return assessments evaluate the objective country evidence relevant to persecution, serious harm, Article 3 medical adequacy, and the viability of internal relocation. Analysis addresses sufficiency of state protection and non-state actor risk using sanitised case parameters supplied by instructing representatives.

Process

Evidentiary process

  1. Clarify the risk category and legal tests applicable to the instruction

  2. Assess state protection mechanisms and documented enforcement realities

  3. Evaluate internal relocation options against safety, reasonableness, and accessibility criteria

  4. Address medical adequacy and Article 3 considerations where instructed

  5. Present balanced findings with transparent source weighting

When instructed

Typical instruction contexts

  • When the Home Office asserts internal relocation as a complete answer
  • When sufficiency of state protection is contested
  • When Article 3 medical adequacy requires country-specific treatment evidence
  • When non-state actor risk demands geographic and social network analysis
Standards

Tribunal & CPR alignment

Assessments align with Tribunal Country Guidance methodology and expert duties under Practice Direction 35, presenting both supporting and contrary evidence where material.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What evidence is required for sufficiency of state protection?
Objective COI addressing the existence, accessibility, and effectiveness of protection mechanisms for the relevant risk profile—drawn from institutional reports, local enforcement data, and judicial findings rather than assertion alone.
Can you assess internal relocation for asylum appeals?
Yes. Instructions commonly request structured analysis of whether a proposed relocation area would be safe and reasonable in light of the appellant's profile and documented country conditions.