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A new fast-track system to speed up immigration and asylum appeals for those in detention, saving millions of pounds every year, has been drawn up by Ministers.

皇冠体育app government today set out plans for a new process for detained foreign nationals appealing a Home Office decision to remove them from the country.

皇冠体育app new rules, which if accepted would apply to detained foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers, could speed up about 2,000 cases every year and save the taxpayer an estimated 拢2.7million.

皇冠体育app proposals would mean the time between an initial decision and conclusion of an appeal to the First-tier Tribunal would be capped at between 25 and 28 working days 鈥� shaving around a third off current average timeframes.

Justice Secretary Elizabeth Truss said:

It is vital that foreign nationals who have no right to remain in the country should be removed as quickly as possible.

We must ensure that foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers are not exploiting the justice system by attempting to stay in the UK after their claims have been rejected.

Our proposals are also better for detainees as it will see their detention time cut.

皇冠体育app new plans would replace the old detained fast track appeals system, which was brought to an end in 2015 after a Court of Appeal ruling.

Proposals laid out today by the Ministry of Justice would include new safeguards, including a case management review and giving judges strengthened powers to decide whether cases can be expedited.

It is now for the independent Tribunal Procedure Committee (TPC), which sets rules for tribunals, to consider whether and how the proposals should be implemented.

Notes to editors

1. , published today (18 April) following a consultation, would apply to those detained and appealing an immigration or asylum decision through a tribunal.
2. A previous fast track appeal process was set aside by the Court of Appeal in 2015, but the Court did not disagree with the principle of an expedited appeals process. 皇冠体育app Government鈥檚 proposals have taken the Court鈥檚 judgment on board, and added new safeguards including a case management stage for each detained appellant, and new powers for judges to decide whether cases should be expedited.
3. 皇冠体育app proposals will cut the length of time in detention for foreign nationals by speeding up the appeals process.
4. 皇冠体育appy propose that the time between the Home Office鈥檚 decision and determination of the appeal by the First-tier Tribunal should be set at between 25 and 28 working days.
5. 皇冠体育app current average for an appeal determination is about 36 working days.