Accelerated procedure

United Kingdom

Country Report: Accelerated procedure Last updated: 10/04/25

Author

Sonia Lenegan

 General (scope, grounds for accelerated procedures, time limits)

There are no accelerated procedures in use. The detained fast track process was suspended in 2015 and as a result of the Nationality and Borders Act, cases certified as clearly unfounded on or after 28 June 2022 have no right of appeal at all. There are provisions in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 for “accelerated detained appeals” but these are not in force.[1]

 

Personal interview

Not applicable as there are no accelerated procedures in use.

 

Appeal

Not applicable as there are no accelerated procedures in use.

 

Legal assistance

Not applicable as there are no accelerated procedures in use.

 

 

 

[1] Nationality and Borders Act 2022, s 27, available here.

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  • Statistics
  • Overview of the legal framework
  • Overview of the main changes since the previous report update
  • Asylum Procedure
  • Reception Conditions
  • Detention of Asylum Seekers
  • Content of International Protection