Asylum and Immigration: Appeals
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total legal aid expenditure on immigration and asylum appeals in (a) the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and (b) the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) combined was in each financial year from 2021-22 to the most recent financial year for which outturn figures are held, broken down by (i) controlled legal representation and (ii) licensed work.
Answered by Sarah Sackman
Total legal aid expenditure on immigration and aysulm appeals in the First-tier and Upper Tribunals is set out in the table below.
Financial Year | Controlled Legal Representation Costs | Licensed Work Costs |
2021-22 | £13,700,752 | £277,164 |
2022-23 | £14,177,801 | £389,427 |
2023-24 | £14,475,607 | £737,053 |
2024-25 | £17,937,953 | £1,111,066 |
2025-26 | £20,589,766 | £548,872 |
The number of certificates opened for immigration and asylum appeals is set out in the table below.
Financial Year | Certificates Granted |
2021-22 | 363 |
2022-23 | 418 |
2023-24 | 412 |
2024-25 | 612 |
2025-26 | 419 |
Due to the way in which data is recorded on Legal Aid Systems it is not possible to disaggregate number of Controlled Work matter starts for immigration and asylum appeals before the First-tier and Upper Tribunals from other Controlled Work matter starts in the immigration and asylum category.
Legal aid for immigration and asylum cases is primarily provided as Controlled Work. Controlled Work covers the provision of legal advice and representation before the First-tier Tribunal and certain work before the Upper Tribunal.
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