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North East Strategic Migration Partnership |
The North East Strategic Migration Partnership [NESMP] is a partnership made up of
organisations in the North East from the statutory, voluntary, community and private
sectors. NESMP’s remit includes:
Asylum Seekers Refused Asylum Seekers Refugees Migrants
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The two terms refer to two different groups of people. An asylum seeker is someone who is waiting for their application to be recognised as a refugee to be considered by the Government.
A refugee is someone who has applied for asylum and has by law been granted refugee status.
Asylum definitions:
source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees/Home Office
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Fresh claims and entitlement to work