Lynn Ruane (Independent)

I thank everyone for their presentations. The issue of force is a follow-on question from the legal counsel. I have a fear and have hypothetical questions in my head as to what that could look like. I think about collective advice that is not tailored to individuals, that is not about a person's individual rights, needs or assessment, their own asylum process and that it is a kind of a catch-all loophole for the State potentially to kind of go, well we gave people a broad sweeping idea of what their rights are and we are off the hook. Do the witnesses see a potential for litigation? Is there a real concern that the State could avoid its international or human rights obligations by saying it gave them legal counsel? Is that a legal defence in terms of deportation, human rights or international law in regard to asylum?