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Government plans to overhaul asylum appeals system Government plans to overhaul asylum appeals system
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Border Force officers processing the first small boat migrants detained under the UK's new "one in, one out" deal at the Manston Immigration Processing Centre in Manston, Kent, earlier this month The government is planning an overhaul of the asylum appeals system as it tries to cut the number of migrants staying in hotels while they await a ruling.
The government is planning an overhaul of the asylum appeals system, as it tries to cut the number of migrants staying in hotels while they await a ruling.
A new, independent body will be established, staffed by independent adjudicators, with the aim of hearing cases more quickly.A new, independent body will be established, staffed by independent adjudicators, with the aim of hearing cases more quickly.
The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, said she was taking practical steps to end unacceptable delays. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said she was taking practical steps to end unacceptable delays.
The government has been under increasing pressure to reduce its reliance on asylum hotels. It now wants to regain the initiative. The government has been under increasing pressure to reduce its reliance on asylum hotels, with demonstrations held across the UK on Saturday the latest in a series of protests over the policy.
Ministers have pledged to end hotel use in this parliament - but 32,000 asylum seekers are still housed in them.Ministers have pledged to end hotel use in this parliament - but 32,000 asylum seekers are still housed in them.
Cooper said that while initial decisions on asylum applications had been speeded up, there had been "unacceptable delays" when people who were turned down decided to appeal. Cooper said that, while initial decisions on asylum applications had been speeded up, there had been "unacceptable delays" when people who were turned down decided to appeal.
It currently takes on average just over a year for an appeal to be heard and 51,000 cases are awaiting a decision.It currently takes on average just over a year for an appeal to be heard and 51,000 cases are awaiting a decision.
During this time failed asylum seekers are accommodated at the taxpayers' expense.During this time failed asylum seekers are accommodated at the taxpayers' expense.
So a new panel of independent adjudicators is to be appointed to deal with appeals - ministers believe it will act more swiftly than the courts. So a new panel of independent adjudicators is to be appointed to deal with appeals, with ministers believing it will act more swiftly than the courts.
The government has promised to give more details about how it will speed up cases in the autumn.The government has promised to give more details about how it will speed up cases in the autumn.
The Conservatives have said the system is in chaos while Reform UK has argued for the mass deportation of those who arrive by illegal or irregular routes.The Conservatives have said the system is in chaos while Reform UK has argued for the mass deportation of those who arrive by illegal or irregular routes.
The past week has seen rising frustration over where asylum seekers are housed, with demonstrations held across the UK on Saturday to protest against the use of hotels. The past week has seen rising frustration over where asylum seekers are housed.
On Saturday, demonstrators gathered in parts of England including Bristol, Liverpool and London, as well as in Mold in Wales, Perth in Scotland and County Antrim in Northern Ireland.
Police stepped in to keep opposing groups separated in many places where anti-racism campaigners mounted counter-demonstrations.
A 37-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker in Bristol, and 11 arrests were made in Liverpool.
Epping has been a focal point for protesters since July, with thousands of people demonstrating outside the Bell Hotel after a resident asylum seeker was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in the town.Epping has been a focal point for protesters since July, with thousands of people demonstrating outside the Bell Hotel after a resident asylum seeker was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in the town.
On Tuesday the High Court granted the council a temporary injunction to block asylum seekers from being housed in the Bell Hotel, after it argued that the hotel had breached local planning controls by changing its use, resulting in events that were a public safety risk.On Tuesday the High Court granted the council a temporary injunction to block asylum seekers from being housed in the Bell Hotel, after it argued that the hotel had breached local planning controls by changing its use, resulting in events that were a public safety risk.
Those currently in residence must be moved out by 16:00 on 12 September.Those currently in residence must be moved out by 16:00 on 12 September.
The government is seeking the right to appeal against the High Court ruling.The government is seeking the right to appeal against the High Court ruling.
Cooper said the government was committed to closing all asylum hotels but that it needed to happen in "a properly managed way".Cooper said the government was committed to closing all asylum hotels but that it needed to happen in "a properly managed way".
A number of other councils are reportedly considering taking legal action following the ruling, including Tory-controlled Hillingdon, which currently houses 2,238 asylum seekers.A number of other councils are reportedly considering taking legal action following the ruling, including Tory-controlled Hillingdon, which currently houses 2,238 asylum seekers.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch published an open letter urging Conservative council leaders "to take the same steps if your legal advice supports it", while Reform UK's Nigel Farage wrote in the Telegraph that councils controlled by his party would do "everything in their power" to follow Epping's lead.Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch published an open letter urging Conservative council leaders "to take the same steps if your legal advice supports it", while Reform UK's Nigel Farage wrote in the Telegraph that councils controlled by his party would do "everything in their power" to follow Epping's lead.
According to figures published by the Home Office earlier this week, 131 of more than 300 local authorities in the UK currently house asylum seekers in "contingency accommodation", primarily made up of hotels.According to figures published by the Home Office earlier this week, 131 of more than 300 local authorities in the UK currently house asylum seekers in "contingency accommodation", primarily made up of hotels.
Of those 131 areas, 74 are fully or partially led by Labour, 30 by the Liberal Democrats, 19 by the Conservatives, nine by the Green Party and one by Reform UK.Of those 131 areas, 74 are fully or partially led by Labour, 30 by the Liberal Democrats, 19 by the Conservatives, nine by the Green Party and one by Reform UK.