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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-03more like thismore than 2024-05-03
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Upper Tribunal: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training he plans to provide to staff responsible for assisting with the work of the upper tribunal in relocating asylum seekers to Rwanda; who will provide that training; what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of that training; and whether he plans to issue a contract for the recruitment of those staff. more like this
tabling member constituency Falkirk remove filter
tabling member printed
John McNally more like this
uin 24780 remove filter
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-14more like thismore than 2024-05-14
answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service is responsible for the administration of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration &amp; Asylum Chamber) and has been working with the Ministry of Justice to increase capacity in the justice system in preparation for the commencement of the Illegal Migration Act.</p><p>An additional 25 hearing rooms have been prepared with remote hearing technology to allow for either in-person or remote hearings to maximise flexibility.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately 100 additional staff have been recruited to support the Upper Tribunal’s work and are currently undertaking training ready for the commencement of the Illegal Migration Act. These staff have been recruited on Fixed Term Contracts following external campaigns on the basis of fair and open competition. This training is being delivered internally within HMCTS as part of existing programmes of operational training.</p><p>This training is in relation to HMCTS processing of applications and appeals pertaining to individuals under the IMA scheme and is separate to any training given to Home Office staff in support of the decision making or removals of illegal migrants.</p>
answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Gareth Bacon more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-14T16:07:11.203Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-14T16:07:11.203Z
answering member
4798
label Biography information for Gareth Bacon more like this
tabling member
4424
label Biography information for John McNally more like this