{
 "generated_at": "2026-07-15T12:57:38.863Z",
 "source": "MoJ/HMCTS: Tribunal Statistics Quarterly, January to March 2026 (published 11 June 2026), main tables FIA_1, FIA_2, FIA_3, FIA_4, T_3, UIA_1, UIA_4. Home Office: Asylum claims awaiting a decision detailed dataset (Asy_D03), year ending March 2026.",
 "published": "June 2026",
 "headlines": {
  "appeals_submitted_2025": 117697,
  "success_rate_2025": 39,
  "backlog_2025": 151767,
  "appeals_increase_yoy_pct": 49,
  "backlog_increase_yoy_pct": 68,
  "asylum_appeals_pending": 87450,
  "mean_clearance_weeks": 61,
  "asylum_clearance_weeks": 67,
  "context": "The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) received 117,697 appeals in 2025/26 (+49% on 2024/25) and disposed of 56,869. The open caseload reached 151,767 at the end of March 2026 (+68% in a year), of which 87,450 were asylum/protection appeals. 39% of appeals determined in 2025/26 were allowed. Mean time to clearance: 61 weeks (asylum 67)."
 },
 "outcome_basis": "submitted = receipts (FIA_1). allowed_pct/dismissed_pct = share of appeals determined at hearing or on papers (FIA_3). withdrawn_pct = share of ALL disposals withdrawn (FIA_2), so the three percentages use two different denominators and do not sum to 100.",
 "appeal_outcomes_by_year": [
  {
   "year": "2018/19",
   "submitted": 43864,
   "disposals": 59311,
   "determined": 45174,
   "allowed_pct": 52,
   "dismissed_pct": 48,
   "withdrawn_pct": 19
  },
  {
   "year": "2019/20",
   "submitted": 42293,
   "disposals": 49903,
   "determined": 39524,
   "allowed_pct": 50,
   "dismissed_pct": 50,
   "withdrawn_pct": 17
  },
  {
   "year": "2020/21",
   "submitted": 26211,
   "disposals": 20395,
   "determined": 11792,
   "allowed_pct": 49,
   "dismissed_pct": 51,
   "withdrawn_pct": 26
  },
  {
   "year": "2021/22",
   "submitted": 39742,
   "disposals": 40515,
   "determined": 26396,
   "allowed_pct": 51,
   "dismissed_pct": 49,
   "withdrawn_pct": 16
  },
  {
   "year": "2022/23",
   "submitted": 37773,
   "disposals": 38285,
   "determined": 26906,
   "allowed_pct": 50,
   "dismissed_pct": 50,
   "withdrawn_pct": 16
  },
  {
   "year": "2023/24",
   "submitted": 58048,
   "disposals": 39416,
   "determined": 27184,
   "allowed_pct": 48,
   "dismissed_pct": 52,
   "withdrawn_pct": 18
  },
  {
   "year": "2024/25",
   "submitted": 79074,
   "disposals": 40991,
   "determined": 26041,
   "allowed_pct": 44,
   "dismissed_pct": 56,
   "withdrawn_pct": 19
  },
  {
   "year": "2025/26",
   "submitted": 117697,
   "disposals": 56869,
   "determined": 25831,
   "allowed_pct": 39,
   "dismissed_pct": 61,
   "withdrawn_pct": 28
  }
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  "2016": 61901,
  "2017": 52365,
  "2018": 36267,
  "2019": 24805,
  "2020": 19845,
  "2021": 24560,
  "2022": 28413,
  "2023": 30548,
  "2024": 50332,
  "2025": 90389,
  "2026": 151767
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   "period": "2015/16 Q1",
   "end": "2015-06-30",
   "receipts": 21738,
   "disposals": 20985,
   "outstanding": 52991,
   "outstanding_asylum": 8243,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2015/16 Q2",
   "end": "2015-09-30",
   "receipts": 19427,
   "disposals": 20597,
   "outstanding": 52628,
   "outstanding_asylum": 8754,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2015/16 Q3",
   "end": "2015-12-31",
   "receipts": 18373,
   "disposals": 14529,
   "outstanding": 57951,
   "outstanding_asylum": 10497,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2015/16 Q4",
   "end": "2016-03-31",
   "receipts": 17382,
   "disposals": 13585,
   "outstanding": 61901,
   "outstanding_asylum": 11660,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2016/17 Q1",
   "end": "2016-06-30",
   "receipts": 16045,
   "disposals": 14620,
   "outstanding": 64821,
   "outstanding_asylum": 11848,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2016/17 Q2",
   "end": "2016-09-30",
   "receipts": 14472,
   "disposals": 17973,
   "outstanding": 62903,
   "outstanding_asylum": 11361,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2016/17 Q3",
   "end": "2016-12-31",
   "receipts": 12306,
   "disposals": 17834,
   "outstanding": 57954,
   "outstanding_asylum": 10143,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2016/17 Q4",
   "end": "2017-03-31",
   "receipts": 11616,
   "disposals": 18757,
   "outstanding": 52365,
   "outstanding_asylum": 7029,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2017/18 Q1",
   "end": "2017-06-30",
   "receipts": 7849,
   "disposals": 17575,
   "outstanding": 43416,
   "outstanding_asylum": 5799,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2017/18 Q2",
   "end": "2017-09-30",
   "receipts": 9662,
   "disposals": 17193,
   "outstanding": 36138,
   "outstanding_asylum": 5543,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2017/18 Q3",
   "end": "2017-12-31",
   "receipts": 14921,
   "disposals": 14803,
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   "provisional": false
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  {
   "period": "2017/18 Q4",
   "end": "2018-03-31",
   "receipts": 12908,
   "disposals": 14694,
   "outstanding": 36267,
   "outstanding_asylum": 6735,
   "provisional": false
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  {
   "period": "2018/19 Q1",
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   "receipts": 11884,
   "disposals": 14724,
   "outstanding": 34638,
   "outstanding_asylum": 7007,
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   "disposals": 14758,
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   "end": "2019-03-31",
   "receipts": 10358,
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   "outstanding": 24805,
   "outstanding_asylum": 5470,
   "provisional": false
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   "period": "2019/20 Q1",
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   "outstanding": 23233,
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   "period": "2019/20 Q2",
   "end": "2019-09-30",
   "receipts": 10574,
   "disposals": 13967,
   "outstanding": 20363,
   "outstanding_asylum": 5259,
   "provisional": false
  },
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   "period": "2019/20 Q3",
   "end": "2019-12-31",
   "receipts": 11160,
   "disposals": 11958,
   "outstanding": 19622,
   "outstanding_asylum": 5285,
   "provisional": false
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  {
   "period": "2019/20 Q4",
   "end": "2020-03-31",
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   "outstanding_asylum": 5112,
   "provisional": false
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   "period": "2020/21 Q1",
   "end": "2020-06-30",
   "receipts": 2621,
   "disposals": 3161,
   "outstanding": 20105,
   "outstanding_asylum": 5209,
   "provisional": false
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   "period": "2020/21 Q2",
   "end": "2020-09-30",
   "receipts": 5362,
   "disposals": 3075,
   "outstanding": 22033,
   "outstanding_asylum": 6156,
   "provisional": false
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   "period": "2020/21 Q3",
   "end": "2020-12-31",
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   "outstanding": 23526,
   "outstanding_asylum": 6451,
   "provisional": false
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   "end": "2021-03-31",
   "receipts": 10348,
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   "provisional": false
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   "end": "2021-06-30",
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   "disposals": 7935,
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   "outstanding_asylum": 7041,
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   "outstanding_asylum": 7007,
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   "period": "2021/22 Q4",
   "end": "2022-03-31",
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   "disposals": 12198,
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   "outstanding_asylum": 6717,
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   "end": "2022-06-30",
   "receipts": 6263,
   "disposals": 10582,
   "outstanding": 25084,
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   "end": "2022-09-30",
   "receipts": 9196,
   "disposals": 9130,
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   "outstanding_asylum": 6386,
   "provisional": false
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   "period": "2022/23 Q3",
   "end": "2022-12-31",
   "receipts": 10880,
   "disposals": 7995,
   "outstanding": 29017,
   "outstanding_asylum": 7173,
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   "period": "2022/23 Q4",
   "end": "2023-03-31",
   "receipts": 11434,
   "disposals": 10578,
   "outstanding": 30548,
   "outstanding_asylum": 7510,
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   "end": "2023-06-30",
   "receipts": 9358,
   "disposals": 10199,
   "outstanding": 30047,
   "outstanding_asylum": 7601,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2023/24 Q2",
   "end": "2023-09-30",
   "receipts": 10399,
   "disposals": 9803,
   "outstanding": 30874,
   "outstanding_asylum": 9380,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2023/24 Q3",
   "end": "2023-12-31",
   "receipts": 20175,
   "disposals": 9448,
   "outstanding": 41484,
   "outstanding_asylum": 19459,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2023/24 Q4",
   "end": "2024-03-31",
   "receipts": 18116,
   "disposals": 9966,
   "outstanding": 50332,
   "outstanding_asylum": 27133,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2024/25 Q1",
   "end": "2024-06-30",
   "receipts": 17500,
   "disposals": 9364,
   "outstanding": 58418,
   "outstanding_asylum": 33227,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2024/25 Q2",
   "end": "2024-09-30",
   "receipts": 13511,
   "disposals": 9787,
   "outstanding": 63016,
   "outstanding_asylum": 34234,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2024/25 Q3",
   "end": "2024-12-31",
   "receipts": 21790,
   "disposals": 10420,
   "outstanding": 74969,
   "outstanding_asylum": 41987,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2024/25 Q4",
   "end": "2025-03-31",
   "receipts": 26273,
   "disposals": 11420,
   "outstanding": 90389,
   "outstanding_asylum": 50976,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2025/26 Q1",
   "end": "2025-06-30",
   "receipts": 27534,
   "disposals": 12893,
   "outstanding": 105522,
   "outstanding_asylum": 59925,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2025/26 Q2",
   "end": "2025-09-30",
   "receipts": 30309,
   "disposals": 14756,
   "outstanding": 121015,
   "outstanding_asylum": 69670,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2025/26 Q3",
   "end": "2025-12-31",
   "receipts": 32165,
   "disposals": 13903,
   "outstanding": 139407,
   "outstanding_asylum": 80333,
   "provisional": false
  },
  {
   "period": "2025/26 Q4",
   "end": "2026-03-31",
   "receipts": 27689,
   "disposals": 15317,
   "outstanding": 151767,
   "outstanding_asylum": 87450,
   "provisional": true
  }
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  "period": "2025/26 Q4 (January to March 2026, provisional)",
  "open_caseload": 151767,
  "open_caseload_yoy_pct": 68,
  "asylum_appeals_pending": 87450,
  "receipts_fy": 117697,
  "receipts_fy_yoy_pct": 49,
  "disposals_fy": 56869,
  "allowed_pct_fy": 39,
  "asylum_allowed_pct_fy": 39,
  "human_rights_allowed_pct_fy": 44,
  "mean_clearance_weeks": 61,
  "ho_awaiting_initial_decision": 48758,
  "ho_awaiting_date": "2026-03-31"
 },
 "clearance_weeks": {
  "all": 61,
  "asylum_protection": 67,
  "human_rights": 71,
  "eea_free_movement": 46,
  "other": 109
 },
 "utiac_judicial_reviews": {
  "judicial_review_receipts_fy2025_26": 4848,
  "judicial_review_open_caseload_mar_2026": 2081,
  "note": "UT(IAC) figures here cover judicial reviews only. UT(IAC) appeals receipts/disposals have not been published since Q2 2021/22 due to an IT system migration (MoJ note, tables UIA_1-UIA_4)."
 },
 "ho_initial_decision_backlog": {
  "source": "Home Office, Asy_D03: asylum claims awaiting a decision (main applicants and dependants), quarterly snapshots, stage = pending initial decision. Year ending March 2026 detailed dataset.",
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    "date": "2010-06-30",
    "awaiting": 9441
   },
   {
    "date": "2010-09-30",
    "awaiting": 7915
   },
   {
    "date": "2010-12-31",
    "awaiting": 7240
   },
   {
    "date": "2011-03-31",
    "awaiting": 7375
   },
   {
    "date": "2011-06-30",
    "awaiting": 7527
   },
   {
    "date": "2011-09-30",
    "awaiting": 7941
   },
   {
    "date": "2011-12-31",
    "awaiting": 8857
   },
   {
    "date": "2012-03-31",
    "awaiting": 8399
   },
   {
    "date": "2012-06-30",
    "awaiting": 9188
   },
   {
    "date": "2012-09-30",
    "awaiting": 10914
   },
   {
    "date": "2012-12-31",
    "awaiting": 12816
   },
   {
    "date": "2013-03-31",
    "awaiting": 12618
   },
   {
    "date": "2013-06-30",
    "awaiting": 13124
   },
   {
    "date": "2013-09-30",
    "awaiting": 14897
   },
   {
    "date": "2013-12-31",
    "awaiting": 18172
   },
   {
    "date": "2014-03-31",
    "awaiting": 21816
   },
   {
    "date": "2014-06-30",
    "awaiting": 23725
   },
   {
    "date": "2014-09-30",
    "awaiting": 24369
   },
   {
    "date": "2014-12-31",
    "awaiting": 22898
   },
   {
    "date": "2015-03-31",
    "awaiting": 16879
   },
   {
    "date": "2015-06-30",
    "awaiting": 16163
   },
   {
    "date": "2015-09-30",
    "awaiting": 19447
   },
   {
    "date": "2015-12-31",
    "awaiting": 22147
   },
   {
    "date": "2016-03-31",
    "awaiting": 23645
   },
   {
    "date": "2016-06-30",
    "awaiting": 25736
   },
   {
    "date": "2016-09-30",
    "awaiting": 27252
   },
   {
    "date": "2016-12-31",
    "awaiting": 27857
   },
   {
    "date": "2017-03-31",
    "awaiting": 27048
   },
   {
    "date": "2017-06-30",
    "awaiting": 27709
   },
   {
    "date": "2017-09-30",
    "awaiting": 28359
   },
   {
    "date": "2017-12-31",
    "awaiting": 29522
   },
   {
    "date": "2018-03-31",
    "awaiting": 29264
   },
   {
    "date": "2018-06-30",
    "awaiting": 29984
   },
   {
    "date": "2018-09-30",
    "awaiting": 32199
   },
   {
    "date": "2018-12-31",
    "awaiting": 35855
   },
   {
    "date": "2019-03-31",
    "awaiting": 38968
   },
   {
    "date": "2019-06-30",
    "awaiting": 40960
   },
   {
    "date": "2019-09-30",
    "awaiting": 45255
   },
   {
    "date": "2019-12-31",
    "awaiting": 51228
   },
   {
    "date": "2020-03-31",
    "awaiting": 51906
   },
   {
    "date": "2020-06-30",
    "awaiting": 54073
   },
   {
    "date": "2020-09-30",
    "awaiting": 60548
   },
   {
    "date": "2020-12-31",
    "awaiting": 64895
   },
   {
    "date": "2021-03-31",
    "awaiting": 66185
   },
   {
    "date": "2021-06-30",
    "awaiting": 70905
   },
   {
    "date": "2021-09-30",
    "awaiting": 83733
   },
   {
    "date": "2021-12-31",
    "awaiting": 100564
   },
   {
    "date": "2022-03-31",
    "awaiting": 109735
   },
   {
    "date": "2022-06-30",
    "awaiting": 122213
   },
   {
    "date": "2022-09-30",
    "awaiting": 143377
   },
   {
    "date": "2022-12-31",
    "awaiting": 160919
   },
   {
    "date": "2023-03-31",
    "awaiting": 172758
   },
   {
    "date": "2023-06-30",
    "awaiting": 175457
   },
   {
    "date": "2023-09-30",
    "awaiting": 165411
   },
   {
    "date": "2023-12-31",
    "awaiting": 128786
   },
   {
    "date": "2024-03-31",
    "awaiting": 118329
   },
   {
    "date": "2024-06-30",
    "awaiting": 118882
   },
   {
    "date": "2024-09-30",
    "awaiting": 133409
   },
   {
    "date": "2024-12-31",
    "awaiting": 124802
   },
   {
    "date": "2025-03-31",
    "awaiting": 109536
   },
   {
    "date": "2025-06-30",
    "awaiting": 90812
   },
   {
    "date": "2025-09-30",
    "awaiting": 80841
   },
   {
    "date": "2025-12-31",
    "awaiting": 64426
   },
   {
    "date": "2026-03-31",
    "awaiting": 48758
   }
  ],
  "latest": {
   "date": "2026-03-31",
   "awaiting": 48758
  }
 },
 "fno_deportation_appeals": {
  "note": "Foreign national offenders under automatic deportation order have a separate appeal route. About 20% of deportation orders are appealed; the success rate for FNO appeals is lower than for asylum appeals — approximately 15–20%.",
  "source": "House of Commons Library CBP-8062 (2025)"
 },
 "legal_framework": {
  "automatic_deportation_threshold_months": 12,
  "extended_by_sentencing_act_2026": "Suspended sentences of 12+ months now trigger automatic deportation from March 2026",
  "article_8_review": "Home Secretary announced review of Article 8 interpretation by immigration judges in March 2025"
 }
}