ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report was written and researched by Lucy Gregg, Chris Nash and Nick Oakeshott. Alexandra McDowall, on behalf of UNHCR, and Nick Oakeshott, on behalf of Asylum Aid, jointly supervised the project. Additional writing and editing was provided by Russell Hargrave. Veronique de Ryckere contributed Chapter 2. Special thanks are owed to Mark Manly, Frances Nicholson, Veronique de Ryckere, Emilie Wiinblad and Laura Padoan, all of UNHCR, who reviewed the report, to UNHCR interns Camille Crombe, Nevena Ilic and Samantha Regen who supported the work of the researchers and to Claire Bennett who helped to devise the original research proposal. The researchers are also indebted to members of the expert consultative panel who gave generously of their time and expertise throughout the project: Adrian Berry, Professor Brad Blitz, Tarek Abou Chabake, Khassoum Diallo, Laurie Fransman QC, Professor Guy Goodwin-Gill, Stefanie Grant, Alison Harvey, Professor Eleonore Kofman, Bronwen Manby, Mark Manly, Nuala Mole and Professor Roger Zetter. The researchers are grateful to the individuals who agreed to be interviewed in order to share their experiences and consented for their immigration files to be analysed. All their names have been changed in this report to protect their identities. The researchers would also like to thank the following: Paul Luckhurst for his written opinion on the effect of the lack of incorporation of relevant international obligations into domestic law as well as his contribution to the expert consultative panel meeting in June 2011. Paolo Artini, Amal De Chickera, Chooi Fong, Roland Schilling, Maurice Wren, Emilie Wiinblad and Veronique de Ryckere for their participation at panel meetings. Philip Amarel, Nasser Al-Anezy, Claire Bennett, Katia Bianchini, Lisa Doyle, Dave Garrett, Stephanie Huber, Kat Lorenz, Chen Mamam, Drazen Nozinic, Jerome Phelps, Jill Rutter, Hugo Tristam and Penny Walker for their advice on the project methodology and/or assistance with facilitating interviews with stateless persons. Gabor Gyulai, Sebastian Kohn, Maureen Lynch and Dr Laura van Waas for sharing advice and information concerning the international dimension of statelessness. Edward Benson, Amanda Gray and Sarah-Jane Savage, all of the UNHCR Quality Initiative Team. Louis Barlow, Anna Downing, Michelle Forster, Dave Hollings-Tennant, Alison Keresey, Mike Kray, Richard Lederle, Ian Page, Brindha Selvarajasingam, Geoff Sharland, Dian Stanley, Sarah Sturgess, Dave Walsh, Jane Whitehead and Lou Wareing, all of the UK Border Agency, who participated in the research. 4 Mapping statelessness