Claims for asylum
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16.—(1) This regulation shall apply when a person granted temporary protection makes a claim for asylum which is recorded by the Secretary of State.
(2) When considering under section 55(1)(b) of the 2002 Act whether he is satisfied that the person has made his claim for asylum as soon as reasonably practicable after his arrival in the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State may disregard any time during which the person benefited from a grant of temporary protection.