§ Keith VazTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many Immigration Tribunals(a) he and (b) the Secretary of State has attended. [121891]
§ Mr. LammySince taking up office in the Department for Constitutional Affairs, the Secretary of State and have not yet had an opportunity to visit the Immigration Appellate Authority (IAA). However, I hope to visit the IAA before the summer recess.
§ Simon HughesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what plans he has to establish a quality control mechanism to ensure that the decisions of adjudicators in paper-only appeals adhere to the standards required by the Immigration Appeals Tribunal. [120599]
§ Mr. LammyThe Immigration Appellate Authority is an agency whose judicial decisions are made independently of the executive. Issues of quality control of judicial decisions are matters for the Chief Adjudicator and his deputies. All new adjudicators receive training on immigration appeals, including family visitor paper-only appeals, as part of their induction process. In addition, copies of Immigration Appeal Tribunal decisions are used to identify potential training requirements.