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date	11/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for immigration tribunals.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	52569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Immigration and Asylum Chambers of the First-tier and Upper Tribunal are administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS). HMCTS has provided an additional 4,500 First-tier tribunal sitting days for this financial year compared to 2015/16. Clearance times for statutory appeal applications and judicial review applications in the Upper Tribunal have decreased from June 2015 to June 2016 .HMCTS keeps performance and resource levels under close review. The Government has also recently published a consultation on expediting appeals from immigration detainees.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 21/11/2016 17:51:28 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

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registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps her Department has taken to stop rogue solicitors and legal advisers from offering immigration advice.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	49875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Immigration advisers must be registered with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) or a member of an approved professional body, for example, the Law Society. The OISC protects customers by setting robust standards for registration, ensuring advisers are fit and competent and act in the best interests of their clients. It is responsible for investigating complaints about registered advisers and investigating and prosecuting those who are providing immigration advice illegally.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 01/11/2016 17:53:58 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft