Atlas shrugs: New UK asylum seeker IT system failed to help case workers learn from appeals
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After several delays in development, Atlas went live without functionality Home Office case manager needed, inspectors say
After eight years of development, the UK Home Office’s new system for managing immigration and asylum applications is failing to help the department learn from the politically sensitive appeals process.
According to a report from Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, the number of appeals to decisions on asylum status has rocketed from 8,000 in 2022-23 to well over 29,000 in 2023-24.
However, the new case management system, Atlas, which completed its handover from the legacy Casework Information Database (CID) in 2025, isn't helping case workers learn from the outcome of past appeals.
"Since the transition from CID to Atlas, it had not been possible for the Home Office to provide data or feedback on the outcome of asylum appeals to [decision-makers]. Although local workarounds had been implemented, this shortcoming...
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