Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
2002 CHAPTER 41
Commentary on Sections
Part 5: Immigration and Asylum Appeals
General
Section 111: Monitor of certification of claims as unfounded
271.Section 111 requires the Secretary of State to appoint a person to monitor the use of the powers under sections 94(2) and 115(1) (which relate to certifying asylum and human rights claims as clearly unfounded). The person appointed must produce a report once a year to the Secretary of State who must in turn lay a copy of that report before Parliament. The Secretary of State may also request the appointed person to make additional reports. The person may not be employed within a government department.
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