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Deportation: Appeals

Asked by Chris CoghlanLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 May 2025UIN 46354

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of gathering data on time taken between immigration appeals tribunal decisions and the receipt of resulting deportation notices to appellants.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, the resources required to compile statistics, as well as quality and availability of data.

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