Asylum: Appeals

(asked on 7th October 2016) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to increase capacity at the Asylum and Immigration Chamber.


Answered by
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Oliver Heald
This question was answered on 17th October 2016
The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) is administered by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS). HMCTS have provided an additional 4,500 tribunal sitting days for this financial year compared to 2015/16. HMCTS keeps performance and resource levels under close review.
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