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Expertise· EXPERTISE

Four report classes. One evidentiary standard.

Every instruction is objective, fully sourced, and prepared in accordance with an expert's overriding duty to the decision-maker.

Objective vs subjective

The expert’s domain is objective risk.

The claimant’s account of what happened to them — their subjective fear — is a matter for the decision-maker. The expert’s task is to establish, from the objective evidence, the conditions and risks that a person of the relevant profile would face. Keeping these domains distinct is what makes a report useful, and defensible.

A person is not refused protection merely because they could avoid persecution by concealing a fundamental aspect of their identity. Concealment of a protected characteristic cannot be required as a condition of safety.

Protected characteristic & concealment

Not certain which report class your matter requires?

Describe the case in outline and we will advise on the appropriate scope — using generic references only, never claimant-identifying detail.