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UK Borders Act 2007

Section 56: Senior President of Tribunals

159.Section 56 amends section 43(3) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. That section requires the Senior President of Tribunals to report to the Lord Chancellor each year on certain matters in relation to relevant tribunal cases. Section 56 adds cases coming before the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal to the definition of “relevant tribunal cases”, with the result being that cases coming before the Tribunal are within the reporting remit of the Senior President.

160.The section also requires the Senior President, in exercising his reporting function, to take into account the functions of the Chief Inspector of the Border and Immigration Agency and the power of the Secretary of State to request the Chief Inspector to report about specified matters. This is with an aim to avoiding duplication of effort by the Senior President and the Chief Inspector.

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