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<p>The average clearance time, in weeks, from receipt to disposal of an appeal in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) between January and September 2018, the latest period for which data are available, was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>All nationalities</p></td><td><p>42 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Syrian nationals<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>38 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghan nationals<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>32 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraqi nationals<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>22 weeks</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>These data are Management Information taken from the tribunal’s case management system. They do not form part of the published statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Listing and case management of appeals is a function of the independent judiciary and each appeal is dealt with based on its own individual facts .</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of issues that can influence overall case length and these include adjournments and postponements, evidential factors (which may vary according to the country to which the application relates), the ease of gathering evidence, time taken to obtain expert reports where required and availability of up to date country guidance where relevant.</p><p> </p><p>Tribunal statistics are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>HM Courts & Tribunals Service has worked extensively to reduce the outstanding caseload and improve timeliness in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber. This has seen the live caseload in the First-tier Tribunal more than halve from 64,800 to 31,500 between July 2016 and September 2018. The average duration has also improved from 52 weeks in the period July to September 2017 to 39 weeks in the period July to September 2018.</p> |