Constitutional Affairs - Second Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 24 February 2004.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Recent Developments
The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of
Claimants, etc.) Bill 2003/04
Home Secretary's announcement of an asylum
amnesty
Changes to publicly funded immigration and
asylum work
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002:
commencement of Part 5
3 The quality
of initial decision making
Quality of initial decision-making and representation
by the Home Office at appeals
4 Current appeal
procedures
The need for further legislation
Adversarial or inquisitional procedures?
5 Proposal for
a new Asylum and Immigration Tribunal
Background
The Government's proposals
6 Jurisdiction
of the Courts
Review of Tribunal decisions (clause 11(6))
Power to refer points of law to the higher
appellate courts (clause 11(7))
Exclusion of judicial review and further
appeal to higher courts (clause 11(5), (7))
7 Non-suspensive
appeals
Concerns
Success rate
8 Public Funding
and legal advice
The future of Legal Help
Quality of legal advice
9 Immigration
appeals
The structure of non-asylum appeals
Family Visitor Appeals
Universal file number
Oral or written appeals?
The availability of Legal advice and representation
10 Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal minutes
Witnesses
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
Tuesday 13 January 2004
Tuesday 20 January 2004
Tuesday 3 February 2004
Tuesday 10 February 2004
List of written evidence
Written Evidence
Reports from the Constitutional Affairs Committee
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