Question follow-through · 16386
Independent Immigration Appeals Authority
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent the backlog of asylum appeals from increasing as a result of the establishment of a new appeals body and the associated structural and staffing changes.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent the backlog of asylum appeals from increasing as a result of the establishment of a new appeals body and the associated structural and staffing changes.
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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13 Jul 2026
Answer published
We expect a phased transition, in which the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) continues to hear existing appeals, in parallel with the new Independent Immigration Appeals Authority taking on new cases. This will ensure continuity and he...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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