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Written question asked by Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 25 February 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 March 2015 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 2 March 2015. A substantive answer was provided by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 March 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Appeals

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 218892, what average length of time it takes for her Department to grant a visa after a decision is taken not to appeal a decision of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

Answer

The information requested covers a broad range of case types and is not held
centrally for in country cases. It could only be obtained at a disproportionate
cost. For international appeals the average time for allowed appeals to be
implemented from January to December 2014 was 43 calendar days. Since 2006,
the average time has been 69 days with a peak of 92 days in 2009.

The Home Office has 14 calendar days to consider whether to appeal an allowed
First-tier or Upper Tribunal decision (although this can be longer in some
Upper Tribunal decisions where the last avenue to appeal is direct to the Court
of Appeal) for in country cases and 28 calendar days for international (out of
country) cases. The relevant unit responsible for implementation will be
notified once a decision has been made not to appeal.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
225434
Session
2014-15
Related items
Asylum: Appeals
Monday, 5 January 2015
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Appeals Asylum Asylum and Immigration Tribunal
Link
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