Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that immigration cases that are on hold as a result of the prosecution and conviction of Immigration4U immigration advisors are promptly concluded.

There are currently 85 cases on hold pending the drafting of case handling instructions since the conclusion of the Immigration4U trial. Although the main trial ended on 26 November 2018, the second trial did not conclude until 2 June 2019.The Home Office is in the final stages of writing the guidance.

The Home Office will ensure decision makers will be provided with the requisite training and support to ensure that these applications are promptly concluded. The applications will be prioritised in date order.