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Written question asked by Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 8 January 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 January 2018. It was answered by Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) on Monday, 22 January 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Asylum: Appeals

Question

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.

Answer

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.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4499
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Appeals Asylum Iraq Afghanistan Syria
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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