Online Asylum Forms 'Only Available In English And
Welsh' Despite £1.2bn Digital 'Modernisation'
New online asylum appeals may only be available in English or Welsh
despite a £1.2bn digital “modernisation” of British justice, HuffPost UK has learned.
A major overhaul of tribunals announced by ministers last year revealed
appeals to immigration and asylum tribunal rulings would become largely
digital.
But it has emerged the Ministry of Justice, which began piloting the
move on “selected asylum appeals” in January, has no immediate plans to make
forms available in other languages.
It means asylum seekers and immigrants, the vast majority of whom no
longer qualify for legal aid due to austerity, could be asked to fill out vital
forms written in a language they cannot understand without help.
The move was branded “an immediate barrier to justice” by the Law
Society and the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants claimed it
“undermines the rule of law”. […]
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