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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
Labour market access was granted to persons under humanitarian protection for medical reasons or due to natural disasters. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
Detained applicants can address petitions and complaints to the national, regional and local ombudspersons. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
Applications submitted in detention, a hotspot or a repatriation centre are no longer prioritised. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
SIPROIMI was transformed into SAI (System for Reception and Integration). Asylum applicants can now access these reception centres. However, a distinction between services provided to different profiles is made: only beneficiaries of protection can benefit from labour orientation and professional training. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The procedure for a decision on the suspensive effect of an appeal in the second instance has to be taken by the court in a collegial decision. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
The list of circumstances in which protection against refoulement applies was extended. In addition to cases where a foreigner is at risk of being subjected to torture in the country of origin, the list includes cases where a person may be subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment and where there is a risk of a violation of the right to respect for private and family life. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
Legislative Decree No 130/2020 created a special 2-year permit based on respect of the non-refoulement principle. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Detention during the asylum procedure |
The International Protection Act 2015 (Section 51B)(Places of Detention) Regulations 2020 set out the places of detention for the purpose of facilitating the return of a person whose application for international protection was determined to be inadmissible and who is subject of a return order. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Special procedures to process asylum applications |
The Withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 introduced the concept of a safe third country into the International Protection Act 2015 and enabled the Minister for Justice to designate by order a country as a safe third country. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
Applicants living in reception centres became entitled to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
Certain tasks of the Minister for Justice and Equality were transferred to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, including the coordination of the national integration policy, the International Protection Accommodation Services, the International Protection Procurement Services and giving permission to enter and stay in the country for resettlement or temporary protection. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Special procedures to process asylum applications |
The UK was designated as a safe third country. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Student Support Scheme for people in the International Protection Process was amended and the requirements to have attended three academic years in the Irish school system and to have obtained the Leaving Certificate in Ireland will no longer apply. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
Some reception-related tasks were transferred from the Minister for Justice and Equality to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, including the provision, withdrawal or reduction of material reception conditions, information provision, the designation of accommodation centre and support for vulnerable persons. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Irish International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) implemented a new policy in respect of COVID-19 prevention measures to require applicants who were away from the centre for more than one night without permission to undergo a period of quarantine before readmission to the centre. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Legal assistance and representation |
The Advisory Group on the Provision of Support including Accommodation to Persons in the International Protection Process assessed the asylum system in Ireland and made specific recommendations to the Legal Aid Board for improvements. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Return of former applicants |
The International Protection Act 2015 was amended to describe arrangements that may be applied to facilitate the return of a person whose application for international protection was determined to be inadmissible, including reporting requirements, requirements to reside in a particular place, surrender of a passport or travel documents and adult's detention for a maximum of 7 days when there is a significant risk of absconding. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The National Integration Fund 2020 was launched, with EUR 2.2 million total funding for a 3-year period. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Ireland |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Irish government announced its intention at the end of 2020 to reduce the waiting period for asylum applicants from 9 months to 6 months to apply for a work permit. The permission's validity was to be extended from 6 months to 12 months. The new measures were introduced in January 2021. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Interpretation services |
The Advisory Group on the Provision of Support including Accommodation to Persons in the International Protection Process examined issues regarding the provision of interpretation during accommodation in the International Protection Process in Ireland and recommended to introduce an accreditation test for interpreters from mid-2023 and to adopt a code of conduct. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
Based on the findings of the report of the Advisory Group on the Provision of Support including Accommodation to Persons in the International Protection Process, the government would publish a White Paper on the replacement of the Direct Provision System with a new, non-profit international protection accommodation policy. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Return of former applicants |
If the period of validity of a return order made in respect of a person whose application for international protection is determined to be inadmissible expires and the person has not been returned, it will be assumed that the person would like to apply for international protection, which will be notified in writing with an invitation to complete the form. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Minister of State with special responsibility for Equality, Immigration and Integration announced EUR 500,000 for community integration projects under the Communities Integration Fund. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Iceland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to process asylum applications |
A draft law would add a new Article 35a defining subsequent applications and noting that negative decisions for subsequent applications are automatically reviewed by the Immigration Appeals Board, unless the applicant specifically request otherwise. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Iceland |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The Immigration Appeals Board's rules of procedure were amended, defining practices that have emerged in the past 3 years. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |