Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the procedures to be introduced by the Independent Immigration Appeals Authority to deal with potential conflicts of interest among its appointed adjudicators will include a requirement for those adjudicators to declare any financial or other relevant interests in advance of taking up office; and whether a register of those interests will be made public.

The appointment of adjudicators will be for the Chief Executive of the Independent Immigration Appeals Authority.

However, the Bill makes explicit provision via the proposed Professional Standards Officer role to ensure the highest standards of conduct are observed by adjudicators.