Asylum Institutions:

Asylum and Immigration Tribunal

- hears and decides appeals against decisions made by the Home Office in matters of asylum, immigration and nationality.
http://www.ait.gov.uk/

The Border and Immigration Agency
- new executive agency of the Home Office, assuming the responsibilities of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) for managing immigration control in the UK.
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/
For an organisational chart (PDF) of the agency see:

Department for Constitutional Affairs
- government department responsible for upholding justice, rights and democracy. See http://www.dca.gov.uk/

Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Formulates foreign policy to work for UK interests globally. 
http://www.fco.gov.uk

Home Office Immigration and Asylum Statistics
- manages research and collects statistics. 
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html

Legal Services Commission
- looks after legal aid in England and Wales.
http:// www.legalservices.gov.uk

National Asylum Support Service (NASS)
- NASS provides support to asylum seekers while their applications are being considered. Support is available to those who would otherwise be destitute in the form of accommodation and subsistence, accommodation only or subsistence only. See http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/applying/asylumsupport/aboutus/

UNHCR - the UN refugee agency.
http://www.unhcr.org/
UK office:
http://www.unhcr.org.uk

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