Experts have told us that there are very few cases, a tiny portion of pre-removal risk assessments, where an asylum seeker can present arguments orally to the decision-maker. They told us they have not seen that often in their career.
Why are you saying today that an oral hearing will automatically take place when, according to those experts, the arguments are most often presented in writing? When they present their arguments in writing, asylum seekers hope that the individual examining their asylum claim will give due consideration to all the elements, although they cannot put them forward orally.