Lucy Frazer corrected a written answer on Immigration: Appeals

26 March 2018 · Commons written answer · Ministry of Justice

Mr Paul Sweeney (Labour, Glasgow North East) asked written question 129417 on 23 February 2018. Lucy Frazer answered on 28 February 2018 for the Ministry of Justice, and Lucy Frazer corrected the answer on 26 March 2018. The corrected text adds the figures 35,100, 64,800, which the original did not give. Altogether 95 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken was for processing immigration appeals during 2015-2016.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
The average time taken to clear ~~a case~~ in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in 2016-2017 was 46 weeks. The average time taken to clear a case in 2015-2016 was 46 weeks. ~~Published~~ average clearance ~~times are not routinely broken down by~~ appeal ~~type~~ and ~~could not be provided~~ in the ~~time available.~~	The average time taken to clear an immigration appeal in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in 2016-2017 was 51 weeks. The average time taken to clear a case in 2015-2016 was 35 weeks. The average clearance time, which is measured from receipt of an appeal to its conclusion, went up between 2015-16 and 2016-17 because of the Tribunal significantly reducing its outstanding caseload and clearing older cases during that period. Outstanding caseload has now reduced from 64,800 in June 2016 to 35,100 at the end of December 2017. Immigration includes Managed Migration, Entry Clearance Officer, Human Rights, EEA Free Movement Family Visit Visa, Deportation and Deprivation of Citizenship Appeals. .

Original

Corrected

The average time taken to clear ~~a case~~ in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in 2016-2017 was 46 weeks. The average time taken to clear a case in 2015-2016 was 46 weeks.
~~Published~~ average clearance ~~times are not routinely broken down by~~ appeal ~~type~~ and ~~could not be provided~~ in the ~~time available.~~

The average time taken to clear an immigration appeal in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in 2016-2017 was 51 weeks. The average time taken to clear a case in 2015-2016 was 35 weeks.
The average clearance time, which is measured from receipt of an appeal to its conclusion, went up between 2015-16 and 2016-17 because of the Tribunal significantly reducing its outstanding caseload and clearing older cases during that period. Outstanding caseload has now reduced from 64,800 in June 2016 to 35,100 at the end of December 2017.
Immigration includes Managed Migration, Entry Clearance Officer, Human Rights, EEA Free Movement Family Visit Visa, Deportation and Deprivation of Citizenship Appeals.
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