§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigration appeals cases were referred to him and other Ministers by hon. Members in 1980; what were the figures for the previous five years; and what percentage was successful in each case.
§ Mr. RaisonThe information is not available in the form requested. In 1980, however, almost 11,500 letters about immigration and nationality matters were received from hon. Members, most of which related to individual cases. It is not possible to identify how many of these cases were the subject of an appeal to the immigration appellate authorities.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigration appeals were brought by (a) immigrants and (b) his Department in 1980; how many in each category were heard by (i) an immigration appeals adjudicator and (ii) the Immigration Appeal Tribunal; in each of these four categories how many appeals were successful; and what were the figures for successful appeals in each of the four categories in each year since 1975.
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§ Mr. RaisonThe information in the following tables shows the total number of appeals disposed of in each year since 1975 by adjudicators and the Immigration Appeal Tribunal and the number of these which were successful. Appeals to the tribunal by immigrants and by this Department are shown separately. All appeals to adjudicators are by immigrants.
The table of appeals to adjudicators relates to the number of appeals by individuals, whereas the tables of appeals to the tribunal relate to the number of cases disposed of—where one case can involve more than one appeal.
Appeals to Adjudicators Year Total Disposals Number of Appeals Allowed 1975 10,937 1,302 1976 12,412 1,297 1977 11,671 1,273 1978 11,455 1,355 1979 13,176 1,566 1980 16,599 2,007
Immigration Appeal Tribunal Appeals by Immigrants (appeals at first instance or against Adjudicator's decision) Year Total Disposals Number of Appeals Allowed 1975 190 34 1976 603 98 1977 257 39 1978 342 37 1979 311 46 1980 392 79 276W
Immigration Appeal Tribunal Appeals by Home Office against Adjudicator's decision Year Total Disposals Number of Appeals Allowed 1975 58 22 1976 136 56 1977 70 40 1978 95 49 1979 74 40 1980 80 26
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied with the present working of the immigration appeals system; what are his plans for the future of the system; if he plans to set up an independent review of the system; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RaisonAn internal review of the immigration appeals system has been carried out. A report will be published in due course, in the form of a discussion document, and sent to interested organisations for comment.