Mahmood’s move to make asylum temporary ‘may undermine refugee convention’

Shabana Mahmood on a visit to a migrant return centre in Denmark in February. Her recent policy shift is modelled on Denmark’s strict system. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Shabana Mahmood’s decision to tell every person applying for asylum from Monday that their status is temporary could undermine the refugee convention, the Law Society has said.

The body representing solicitors in England and Wales said the home secretary’s move to review every refugee’s status after 30 months was “in tension” with the UK’s legal obligations.