§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What right of appeal a person has against being fast-tracked when, arriving in the United Kingdom with South African documentation, he claims that it was obtained by deception. [HL1999]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalThere is no statutory right of appeal against the decision to fast-track an asylum claim. However, should a claimant or their legal representative consider that there is good reason why a claim is not suitable for fast-tracking, they may make representations to the appropriate IN D Asylum Casework Directorate (ACD) team. The ACD teams at both the Oakington Reception Centre and Harmondsworth Removal Centre can and do release claimants from fast-track processes when, for any reason, they become unsuitable for fast-tracking. This might be as a result of representations made or simply because the ACD team considers a claim no longer suitable for fast-tracking. As with the normal asylum process, there is of course a right of appeal within the fast-track process and, in addition, at the Harmondsworth Removal Centre if there is a pending appeal, the adjudicator or the tribunal has the power to order the transfer of the case out of the fast-track process.
These safeguards are applied to all nationalities and types of claimant within the fast-track processes at Oakington and Harmondsworth.