Asylum: Appeals

(asked on 8th January 2018) - View Source
Questioner
Lord Scriven Portrait
Lord Scriven
(Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average duration of the appeal procedure against first instance decisions on asylum applications in the UK over (1) the last 12 months, and (2) the last three years, for (a) Syrian nationals, (b) Afghan nationals, and (c) Iraqi nationals.

Answered by
Lord Keen of Elie Portrait
Lord Keen of Elie
Shadow Minister (Justice)
This question was answered on 22nd January 2018

The average clearance time, in weeks, from lodgement to disposal of an asylum appeal in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) was:

Oct 2016 – Sept 20171

2016/17

2015/16

2014/15

Syrian nationals

37

39

28

16

Afghan nationals

33

37

28

14

Iraqi nationals

29

31

25

13

[1] The last 12 months for which data are available, in line with published statistics.

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