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Asylum and Immigration: Appeals

Answer

Total legal aid expenditure on immigration and aysulm appeals in the First-tier and Upper Tribunals is set out in the table below.

Financial Year	Controlled Legal Representation Costs	Licensed Work Costs
2021-22	£13,700,752	£277,164
2022-23	£14,177,801	£389,427
2023-24	£14,475,607	£737,053
2024-25	£17,937,953	£1,111,066
2025-26	£20,589,766	£548,872

The number of certificates opened for immigration and asylum appeals is set out in the table below.

Financial Year	Certificates Granted
2021-22	363
2022-23	418
2023-24	412
2024-25	612
2025-26	419

Due to the way in which data is recorded on Legal Aid Systems it is not possible to disaggregate number of Controlled Work matter starts for immigration and asylum appeals before the First-tier and Upper Tribunals from other Controlled Work matter starts in the immigration and asylum category.

Legal aid for immigration and asylum cases is primarily provided as Controlled Work. Controlled Work covers the provision of legal advice and representation before the First-tier Tribunal and certain work before the Upper Tribunal.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

15045

Session

2026-27

Grouped for answer

Yes

Subjects

Appeals Asylum Employment Immigration Standards First-tier Tribunal

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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