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Table 1: Number of adjournments at substantive hearing, by reason and case type for financial year 2008-09
All AIT substantive hearings
Case type
Adjournment reason Asylum Immigration out of country ECO Immigration in country MM Visit visa Deport appeal Human rights etc.( 1) Total

Appellant sick

85

38

127

15

2

2

269

Other reason given for Appellant’s non attendance

48

50

71

67

1

3

240

Non appearance by witness

56

123

81

161

1

3

425

Appellant’s documents missing

55

117

79

109

0

0

360

Awaiting withdrawal confirmation from Appellant/Representative

3

6

6

0

0

0

15

Appellant has been unable to find a Representative

19

8

25

2

0

0

54

Appellant has not instructed a Representative

15

37

11

5

0

0

68

Appellant requires all female/male court

2

0

2

0

0

0

4

Appellant not brought from Detention Centre

5

0

67

0

1

0

73

Non appearance by Presenting Officer

21

34

28

2

0

2

87

Home Office have not complied with directions

89

124

80

94

0

3

390

Home Office documents missing

121

453

122

251

1

6

954

Defective removal notice

2

0

4

1

0

0

7

Home Office reconsidering their decision

23

22

75

2

0

6

128

Pending confirmation from Home Office of withdrawal by Appellant

0

4

7

1

0

0

12

Transcript/tape n/a or distorted

10

4

7

0

0

0

21

Home Office file/bundle not received

21

108

13

47

0

1

190

Immigration Judge sick or fails to attend

8

15

5

30

0

0

58

Immigration Judge not available

10

37

6

51

0

0

104

Interpreter sick

3

0

0

2

0

0

5

Other reason given for interpreter’s non attendance

8

2

6

1

0

0

17

AIT file missing or incomplete

1

14

7

9

0

0

31

Wrong Interpreter requested by Representative/Appellant

23

6

9

2

0

1

41

Interpreter not requested by Representative/Appellant

6

35

17

22

1

0

81

Appellant objects to Interpreter’s Religion/Nationality

2

0

1

0

0

0

3

Inadequate interpreter

42

9

5

0

0

0

56

Wrong/No interpreter booked

51

23

18

7

0

0

99

No interpreter available in required language

27

19

6

10

0

0

62

Lack of court time

146

66

101

70

0

2

385

Notice of hearing incorrectly served or not served

22

80

27

156

0

2

287

Directions not sent to Representative/Home Office

0

11

5

6

0

0

22

Case not listed for the correct Immigration Judge

12

15

13

11

0

1

52

Case suspended

6

21

13

0

0

0

40

Needs a combined hearing

27

24

49

20

0

0

120

List for legal/non panel hearing

36

1

3

0

0

0

40

Reclassified

54

3

6

4

0

0

67

Further reconsideration hearing rule 31(2)

935

569

784

103

0

43

2,434

Court closed

49

110

89

136

0

1

385

Case transferred follow instructions from Immigration Judge

11

21

30

20

0

0

82

Representative Sick

73

60

57

43

0

1

234

Representatives withdraw from case

17

7

16

4

0

0

44

Representative/Counsel double booked in two courts

4

9

2

1

0

0

16

Other reason for Representatives non attendance

38

95

47

49

1

0

230

Representatives instructed late

47

43

52

16

0

2

160

Representative need to supply medical report

133

113

66

3

2

3

320

For further evidence to be supplied by Representative

377

582

454

150

0

10

1,573

Representative has not complied with directions

75

36

60

6

1

1

179

Representative has changed circumstances

11

9

12

5

0

0

37

Other reasons for Representative needing more time

181

216

238

67

2

13

717

New Home Office issue unexpectedly raised

110

224

228

37

3

2

604

Document needs to be authenticated or translated

59

50

33

11

0

0

153

Representative waiting decision on CLR funding

3

5

4

0

0

0

12

Case transferred following request from Representative

3

6

2

5

0

0

16

Total

3,185

3,664

3,276

1,814

16

108

12,063

(1) Includes human rights, racial discrimination and deprivation of citizenship.


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