US EditionGovernment plans to overhaul asylum appeals system
The UK plans a new independent panel with trained adjudicators to reduce a 51,000-case backlog and cut appeal times averaging over a year, aiming to end costly asylum hotel stays.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will introduce a new fast‑track asylum appeals process to reduce delays, as appeals currently take over a year on average.
- Earlier this month, official figures showed 111,084 asylum applicants , with about 51,000 appeal cases waiting and over 32,000 asylum seekers in hotels across more than 200 sites.
- Under the reforms, a 24‑week deadline will be imposed for first‑tier tribunal decisions involving taxpayers-funded accommodation and foreign offenders, with independent adjudicators prioritising these cases.
- On Tuesday, the High Court granted a temporary injunction requiring Bell Hotel residents to vacate by 4:00 PM on September 12th, and the government intends to appeal the ruling; Hillingdon council, housing 2,238 asylum seekers, is also considering legal action.
- In the coming months ministers will publish further details; the overhaul requires primary legislation and may amend the border security bill, amid 5.4 billion spent on accommodation.
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