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(UK Constitutional Law Association)Joanna Bell: The Immigration and Asylum Bill (Part 1): a proposal to rewire the relationship between asylum appeals and the Home Office

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2026-08-26
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UK Constitutional Law Association
Summary
The UK’s Immigration and Asylum Bill proposes replacing the existing First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) with a new Independent Immigration Appeals Authority (IIAA). The reform responds to severe backlogs, with more than 120,000 asylum appellants awaiting decisions in June 2026 and average resolution times reaching 61 weeks.

A major change would allow non-lawyers, called “executive adjudicators,” to handle much of the IIAA’s caseload, while legally experienced senior adjudicators would deal with cases requiring greater expertise. Critics, including legal professional bodies, warn that asylum and immigration cases involve complex law and vulnerable appellants, meaning inadequate recruitment and training could produce poor decisions and simply shift delays to higher tribunals.

The article’s main concern, however, is the IIAA’s independence from the Home Office. The Home Secretary would appoint key senior officials, while IIAA officials would be required to consider the “public interest” within the immigration and asylum system. The Home Office would also fund the authority and could attach conditions to that funding.

The author argues that these arrangements could give current and future Home Secretaries significant influence over the IIAA’s leadership, procedures, institutional culture and resources. Although tackling the tribunal backlog is necessary, the Bill therefore represents more than an efficiency reform: it would fundamentally reshape the relationship between immigration adjudication and the Home Office, raising serious questions about the substantive independence of the appeals system.
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