Asylum and Immigration Assessments
Providing direct access to experienced professionals
Providing high quality assessments within law proceedings for over 15 years
Over the years, we have been able to expand our provision of assessments on asylum and immigration matters.
Our diverse network of experts means that we are often able to offer a cultural or linguistic match; where this cannot be achieved, we can offer experts with strong experience in working with interpreters. This can be beneficial in rapport-building and information gathering.
We recognise the anxieties attached to such assessments and where a client has a preferred interpreter (who may have followed them through proceedings), we will seek to preserve this arrangement.
Ready to make a referral?
It only takes 5 minutes, an expert pack with CVs, costs and timescales can be sent to you in as little as 30 minutes if you’re at court.
Our network of experts
Our experts have a wealth of experience in providing assessments within the asylum and immigration sector
While the above offers a general indication of what could be covered in an assessment within criminal proceedings, we are happy to assist you in identifying the right expert for your client or case. A number of our experts have specific CVs which reflect how their expertise can be applied to immigration matters; where you have any questions about aspects of an expert’s CV, we can help you find answers to provide clarity on what can and cannot be achieved through different types of assessment.
Our safer recruitment process ensures that the experts we provide are in good standing with the relevant professional and regulatory bodies and that they have the necessary skills and experience. All experts hold appropriate insurance and are subject to DBS checks before undertaking any work.
*We recognise that standard cognitive assessment tools may be normed for those from a Western population, whose primary language is English. In these circumstances, experts will discuss the methodology for their assessments and what can realistically be achieved prior to commencing work.
Asylum and immigration issues covered in an assessment include:
- Working with individuals for whom English is not their first language
- The impact of deportation and extradition on family life
- Risk attached to an individual’s return to their country of origin
- Age assessments
- Cognitive assessments*
- Mental health assessment
- Honour-based violence
- Working with victims of torture
- Criminal and sexual exploitation
- Risk assessments
- Risk of re-offending
- Post-traumatic stress disorder and Complex Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Family dynamics
- Reaching an understanding of an individual’s journey to the UK
Ready to make a referral?
It only takes 5 minutes, an expert pack with CVs, costs and timescales can be sent to you in as little as 30 minutes if you’re at court.
Assessments we can deliver
We strive to offer a high quality, professional service that provides direct access to experienced professionals when you need it.
Our unique approach
Carter Brown are one of the UK’s leading multidisciplinary assessment service, providing assessments, consultancy and training to Solicitors, Local Authorities, Organisations and the courts. So what makes us market leaders?
Quality
We provide a variety of in-built systems to support our experienced experts, these include active case management through one point of contact, an in-house proofreading team and professional consultation. When you make a referral to us, you’ll always receive a full estimate of costs, including a breakdown of your time and expenses.
Convenience
We manage each referral individually, matching the needs of your assessment to the expertise and experience of our experts. From one point of contact we will manage the referral and assessment process for you. Our aim is to save you time by providing an accessible and flexible service that immediately meets your assessment needs.
Best value
Our service is completely transparent; we provide expert witness assessments within Legal Aid Agency guidelines and other assessment or project work is completed within a fixed fee. Our robust safer recruitment process validates relevant expertise, excellent practice and compliance including DBS checks, references, professional registration and insurances.