{"id":349,"date":"2009-08-13T16:56:04","date_gmt":"2009-08-13T15:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"\/2009\/08\/13\/reform-of-the-immigration-appeals-system\/"},"modified":"2009-08-13T16:56:04","modified_gmt":"2009-08-13T15:56:04","slug":"reform-of-the-immigration-appeals-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.migrationwatchuk.org\/news\/2009\/08\/13\/reform-of-the-immigration-appeals-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Reform of the Immigration Appeals System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>This is a revised version of briefing paper 8.35, originally published in May 2009<\/P><br \/>\n<P>In August 2008 the government published a paper for the purpose of consulting on reforms to the present system for hearing appeals against adverse decisions by the Home Office on asylum and immigration cases. The substance of that paper and Migration Watch comments on it are set out in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.migrationwatchuk.com\/briefingPaper\/document\/88\">Briefing Paper 8.29<\/a>, issued in November 2008. An account of the workings of the present appeals system is to be found in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.migrationwatchuk.com\/briefingPaper\/document\/61\">Briefing Paper 8.2<\/a>. The government has now published a response to the consultations, setting out its decision. The undated paper \u201cFair decisions: faster justice\u201d was issued jointly by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) on behalf of the Home Office and by the Tribunals Service on behalf of the Ministry of Justice in May 2009\u2026<\/P><br \/>\n<P>See Full Revised <a href=\"http:\/\/www.migrationwatchuk.com\/briefingPaper\/document\/159\">Briefing Paper 8.35<\/a><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a revised version of briefing paper 8.35, originally published in May 2009 In August 2008 the government published a paper for the purpose of consulting on reforms to the present system for hearing appeals against adverse decisions by the Home Office on asylum and immigration cases. 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