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Expert Country Reports

NGO Country Evidence Support

Country evidence in a form and at a scale that charities, law centres, and advocacy groups can use.

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What NGO Case Support Involves

Organisations working with people in the asylum system often need country evidence quickly and without the budget of a litigation team. The need is the same: accurate, sourced, independent information about what someone faces on return.

We scope work for NGOs to what the task requires. That may be a short expert letter for a single case, a briefing on a country for caseworkers, or research to support a policy submission. The evidential standard does not drop; the length and format change.

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What This Service Covers

  • Proportionate expert letters and advisory opinions
  • Country condition briefings for policy submissions
  • Case support for legally aided and unrepresented clients
  • Parliamentary and advocacy research support

What You Receive

  • Short expert letters on a defined question, suitable for use in an individual case
  • Country briefings for caseworkers and volunteers
  • Sourced research for consultation responses and policy submissions
  • Review of country information an organisation plans to publish or rely on
  • A full report, where a case proceeds to appeal and needs one

What We Need From You

  • The question to be answered, as precisely as you can put it
  • Who will read the document: a tribunal, a decision-maker, or a general audience
  • The country and the group or issue concerned
  • Your deadline and your budget
  • Whether the person concerned has a legal representative

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When You Need This

  • NGO casework with limited resources
  • Legal aid cases requiring country evidence
  • Policy research and parliamentary submissions
  • Advocacy campaigns requiring country condition briefings

Our Approach

  • Accessible engagement models with proportionate scope and cost
  • Understanding of UNHCR and NGO workflows
  • Practical expert evidence formats suited to NGO context

UK Tribunal Standards

NGO case support maintains the same evidential rigour as full expert reports, adapted to the resource constraints of the instructing organisation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can an expert letter be used in tribunal proceedings?
It can be put before a tribunal, and a well-sourced letter on a narrow point can carry weight. For a contested appeal, a full report that meets the tribunal's requirements for expert evidence is safer. We will say which we think the case needs.
Do you work with unrepresented asylum seekers through NGOs?
Yes, through the supporting organisation. We would always encourage finding a legal representative, because how evidence is used matters as much as what it says.
Can you help with policy and research work?
Yes. The same country specialists can provide sourced briefings for consultation responses, parliamentary evidence, and published reports. That work is written for a general reader and is not expert evidence in a case.

Ready to request a report?

Submit a request and we confirm scope and fees before work begins.

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