Question
Asked by
To ask Her Majesty's Government for each year since 2005, how many applications there have been to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, from appellants and from the Secretary of State, for review of determinations under Section 103A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002; and how many orders for reconsideration have been made by the tribunal in favour of appellants and the Secretary of State. [HL2011]
Latest information from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal shows that since April 2005 it received the following applications for review of determinations under Section 103A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002:
Applications from Appellant Applications from Secretary of State 2005-06 21,136 2,730 2006-07 19,875 3,061 2007-08 23,941 2,640 2008-09 (up to and including February 09 21,831 2,263
The number of orders for reconsideration that were made by the Tribunal in favour of appellants and the Secretary of State are as follows:
Orders in favour of Appellant Orders in favour of Secretary of State 2005-06 * Not available * Not available 2006-07 4,744 2,008 2007-08 4,686 1,760 2008-09 (up to and including February 09) 3,680 1,436
* A total of 6,978 applications for a reconsideration hearing were granted during 2005-06. However, a breakdown of orders in favour of appellants and of the Secretary of State is not available for that period due to a problem with recording data. This information cannot be recovered from reports or the database. Case files for 2005 and part of 2006 have been destroyed in line with the normal destruction policy.