Jan. 16 2008
Source Page: Tables showing initial decisions on asylum applications a) excluding dependents and b) from dependents for each year from 2003 to 2007, broken down by nationality.Found: Tables showing initial decisions on asylum applications a) excluding dependents and b) from dependents
Jun. 13 2024
Source Page: Tribunals statistics quarterly: January to March 2024Found: Index Additional data on Detained Immigration and Asylum Appeals in Immigration Removal Centres and
Mar. 02 2010
Source Page: Table showing people of each country of origin were (a) granted and (b) refused asylum in each quarter of (i) 2007, (ii) 2008 and (iii) 2009. 12 p.Found: Table showing people of each country of origin were (a) granted and (b) refused asylum in each quarter
Mar. 06 2009
Source Page: Asylum statistics : United Kingdom 2007. 94 p.Found: Asylum statistics : United Kingdom 2007. 94 p.
Asked by: Taiwo Owatemi (Labour - Coventry North West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of immigration and asylum legal aid provision on the success rate of asylum appeals in Coventry in the last 12 months.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The commissioning and monitoring of civil legal aid services are done by Procurement Area rather than by individual town or city, with Procurement Areas differing for different categories of law. The commissioning standard is to have at least one immigration provider per Procurement Area. Coventry falls within the Midlands and East of England Procurement Area. There are currently 45 immigration and asylum providers operating out of 55 offices within this procurement area. Information about number of legal aid offices undertaking work, broken down by region, legal aid scheme and category of law are published as part of the Legal Aid Agency (LAA)’s official statistics [see tables 9.1-9.8].
The LAA recently tendered for new contracts that will start on 1 September 2024 and is in the process of assessing the bids. There will also be a further tender opportunity commencing on 18 March. These procurement exercises provide opportunities for new providers to obtain a contract to deliver legal aid services and existing contract holders to deliver additional services in other categories of law with a view to maximising available provision.
Across England and Wales, we have taken a number of steps to help increase access to legal aid for immigration and asylum cases. For example, we are providing up to £1.4 million of funding in 2024 for accreditation and reaccreditation of senior caseworkers to conduct immigration and asylum legal aid work.
The ongoing Review of Civil Legal Aid is considering the broader economic context of the civil legal aid market as a whole, including for immigration cases, so that it can operate sustainably in the long-term; the Green Paper consultation is expected in July 2024.
The Ministry of Justice does not have data on the number and proportion of asylum seekers that have not had access to a local immigration and asylum legal aid provider in the last 12 months. At a national level, the LAA monitors capacity across its legal aid contracts on an ongoing basis and, where demand is greater than the available supply, takes action to secure additional provision to ensure the continuity of legal aid-funded services.
The LAA regularly engages with provider representative groups, including on the provision of immigration and asylum services, via forums such as the Civil Contract Consultative Group.
The Ministry of Justice has not made an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of immigration and asylum legal aid provision on the success rate of asylum appeals in Coventry in the last 12 months. We do publish data on tribunal outcomes as a part of the published statistics – see tab FIA3 in the main tables (Tribunals statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Jun. 13 2024
Source Page: Tribunals statistics quarterly: January to March 2024Found: 24 Table_UIA_3 Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) [note 1][note 6][note 9] - Number of appeals
Mar. 14 2024
Source Page: Tribunals statistics quarterly: October to December 2023Found: Index Additional data on Detained Immigration and Asylum Appeals in Immigration Removal Centres and
Mentions:
1: Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (XB - Life peer) There is no new Rwanda asylum law, first instance body or appeals court, no judges have been appointed - Speech Link
2: Baroness Kingsmill (Lab - Life peer) The appeals process has well over 2,000 people waiting to have their appeals heard. - Speech Link
3: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) Has“the appointment of independent experts to advise the asylum First Instance and Appeals Bodies”been - Speech Link
4: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) Steps are being taken to further strengthen Rwanda’s asylum system, and a new appeals body is being introduced - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) confirm that, if this Belfast judgment stands, we will be in the chaotic and damaging situation of asylum - Speech Link
2: Lord Dubs (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, in the meantime, what is the position of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland who no longer come - Speech Link
3: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, until any appeals in relation to the Northern Ireland cases are concluded, will the Minister - Speech Link
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of RwandaFound: system, in particular decision -making processes and the associated appeals processes.