§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many of the appeal cases before a special adjudicator a certificate was issued by him and on what grounds, in the last year for which figures are available. [78684]
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§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe information requested is given in the table.
Certified asylum adjudicator appeal outcomes, excluding dependants, by category 1,2 1997 Certified category Para 5(2) 3,075 Para 5(3)a 420 Para 5(3)b 810 Para 5(4)a 205 Para 5(4)b 35 Para 5(4)c 225 Para 5(4)d 5 Para 5(4)e 20 Total 4,790 1 Figures rounded to nearest 5. 2 Figures are estimates based on cases for which information is records. Key to category codes
Para 5(2) Designated country of destination
Para 5(3)a Failure to produce without reasonable explanation, a passport on arrival
Para 5(3)b Applicant gained or attempted entry using a false passport
Para 5(4)a Claim did not show fear of persecution
Para 5(4)b Claim was manifestly unfounded or where grounds have fallen away
Para 5(4)c Claim was made after refusal of leave to enter
Para 5(4)d Claim was manifestly fraudulent/evidence was manifestly false
Para 5(4)e Claim was frivolous or vexatious
§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the average time taken for an adjudicator to determine an appeal against refusal of leave to enter in each of the last three years; [78623]
(2) what is the average waiting time for an appeal to a special adjudicator in an asylum case between when the claim is refused to the determination of the appeal, according to the most recent figures. [78625]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe available information is that, on average, the waiting time, over the last six months, for a special adjudicator to determine an asylum appeal is estimated to be 13 months. This relates to the date of the receipt of the appeal at the Independent Appellant Authority not the date of the refusal as requested. Information on non-asylum appeals is not recorded centrally.