Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHome secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to unveil plans for a new independent body, the Independent Immigration Appeals Authority, to decide asylum appeals instead of immigration judges. This new body will comprise professionally trained adjudicators from diverse backgrounds, similar to magistrates, with the aim of speeding up the appeals process and increasing capacity from late 2027. The reforms, to be introduced in the Immigration and Asylum Bill, will also create a 'single route' to prevent migrants from lodging multiple appeals or new claims after an initial rejection. The home secretary pledged the removal of 45,000 failed claimants and foreign offenders, stating the current appeals tribunal is overwhelmed by 'vexatious appeals'. To facilitate these removals, two immigration removal centres, Campsfield and Haslar, are being expanded to significantly increase bed spaces. In fullPublic to decide asylum appeals as Mahmood pledges to speed up decisionsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Shabana Mahmood plans to replace judges with the public for asylum appeals
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHome secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to unveil plans for a new independent body, the Independent Immigration Appeals Authority, to decide asylum appeals instead of immigration judges. This new body will comprise professionally trained adjudicators from diverse backgrounds, similar to magistrates, with the aim of speeding up the appeals process and increasing capacity from late 2027. The reforms, to be introduced in the Immigration and Asylum Bill, will also create a 'single route' to prevent migrants from lodging multiple appeals or new claims after an initial rejection. The home secretary pledged the removal of 45,000 failed claimants and foreign offenders, stating the current appeals tribunal is overwhelmed by 'vexatious appeals'. To facilitate these removals, two immigration removal centres, Campsfield and Haslar, are being expanded to significantly increase bed spaces. In fullPublic to decide asylum appeals as Mahmood pledges to speed up decisionsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
