United Kingdom Immigration and Asylum (AIT/IAC) Unreported Judgments

 

Upper Tribunal

(Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Appeal Number: PA/00796/2017

 

 

THE IMMIGRATION ACTS

 

 

Heard at Glasgow	Decision & Reasons Promulgated
On 13 December 2019	On 16 January 2020

 

Before

 

UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE RINTOUL

 

 

Between

 

A M I

(ANONYMITY ORDER MADE)

Appellant

and

 

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

Respondent

 

 

For the appellant: Mr Winter, instructed by Maguire Solicitors

For the respondent: Mr M Clark, Senior Home Office Presenting Officer

 

 

DECISION MADE PURSUANT TO RULES 34, 39 & 40 (3) OF THE

TRIBUNAL PROCEDURE (UPPER TRIBUNAL) RULES 2008

 

1. The appellant appeals with permission against the decision of the First-tier Tribunal Handley promulgated on 6 October 2019. Although permission to appeal was refused by the Upper Tribunal on 13 February 2018, that decision was reduced by the Court of Session on an application by the appellant. That decision is supplemented by a Joint Minute agreed by the parties.

 

3. The parties are agreed that, for the reasons set out in the joint minute and in the grounds, the decision of the First-tier Tribunal involved the making of an error of law and must be set aside.

 

4. Given that the errors went to the issue of credibility, none of the findings of fact are to be preserved; the appeal will be remade on that basis. Given also that none of the findings of fact are preserved it is appropriate to remit this case to the First-tier Tribunal.

 

5. Rule 40 (1) of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 provides that the Upper Tribunal may give a decision orally at a hearing which I did. Rule 40 (3) provides that the Upper Tribunal must provide written reasons for its decision with a decision notice unless the parties have consented to the Upper Tribunal not giving written reasons. I am satisfied that the parties have given such consent at the hearing.

 

Notice of Decision

 

1.       The decision of the First-tier Tribunal involved the making of an error of law and is set aside.

 

2.       The appeal is remitted to the First-tier Tribunal for a fresh decision on all issues.

 

 

Signed Date: 14 January 2020

Upper Tribunal Judge Rintoul