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Evaluation of the implementation of authority-independent asylum procedure counselling (AVB) ,
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With the revision of Section 12a of the Asylum Act (AsylG) in January 2023, the previous state-run asylum procedure counselling (AVB) provided by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) was replaced by an authority-independent counselling. Financed by federal funds and under the supervision of the BAMF, various organisations have since been mandated to provide authority-independent counselling. As part of the research project "Evaluation of the implementation of authority-independent asylum procedure counselling", the Research Centre of the BAMF (BAMF-FZ) is evaluating the existing counselling programme on behalf of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community.
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The evaluation is divided into three sections: Firstly, an estimate of the actual counselling needs of asylum seekers is undertaken using various data sources (assessment of needs). Secondly, central process steps and interfaces are examined to identify potential for optimisation (process evaluation). In addition, necessary requirements for an impact analysis will be examined. This cannot be carried out in the project itself due to data restrictions.
The aim of the assessment of needs is to estimate the actual counselling needs of asylum seekers. In addition to reviewing existing research on similar counselling services, an evaluation of administrative data and a quantitative analysis of other relevant data sources, in particular the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees, will be carried out. In addition, findings on counselling structures and needs from other European countries will be surveyed in order to better understand the findings.
As part of the process evaluation, the process chains from the call for funding to the granting of federal funds to the actual counselling on site are examined in more detail. The aim is to identify strengths and weaknesses as well as potential for optimisation. In addition to the analysis of administrative data and relevant documents, a qualitative survey of experts will also be conducted, which can be used, for example, to identify frictional losses, best practices or institutional knowledge.
The project begins in January 2025 and the final evaluation report is planned to be published in the first quarter of 2026.