Ballooning backlog of asylum appeals is fuelled by shortage of immigration judges and lack of legal aid, national audit office finds
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Ballooning backlog of asylum appeals is fuelled by shortage of immigration judges and lack of legal aid, national audit office finds
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Thousands of asylum claims remain unresolved after three years, damning new analysis of Home Office data shows, as the government grapples to get the backlog down.
More than 80,000 people waiting to be reassessed after rejection at end of 2025 – 91% more than a year before
The Government plans to set up a new independent panel focused on asylum appeals to help reduce the backlog of 51,000 asylum…
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The government would establish a new and independent body, with the aim of hearing cases more quickly.
Though the asylum backlog is at its lowest level since 2021, the government is still housing over 100,000 asylum seekers. A third…
