Catalogue description Records of the Immigration Appellates Authorities: Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC): Case Files (XX Series)

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Details of LCO 61
Reference: LCO 61
Title: Records of the Immigration Appellates Authorities: Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC): Case Files (XX Series)
Description:

The series contains the case files of all appellants appealing against the Home Secretary's decisions made under the Terrorism Act 2000 or the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.

Date: 1997
Arrangement:

Files are arranged in numerical order sequence starting from the year 1997.
Separated material:

Security Services contributions to these records have been extracted and returned to the relevant bodies. These records will also be selected for permanent preservation.
Former reference in its original department: XX Series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Special Immigration Appeals Commission, 1997-
Restrictions on use: Freedom of Information Act s.32 court records exemption
Access conditions: Records not yet transferred
Immediate source of acquisition:

Department for Constitutional Affairs
Custodial history: Files created by and held in the custody of SIAC
Accumulation dates: 1997 to present
Selection and destruction information: All records to be preserved.
Accruals: Estimated to be 1 metre per year or less.
Administrative / biographical background:

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission is an independent commission established by the Special Immigration Appeals Commissions Act 1997. Its jurisdiction covers the whole of the United Kingdom with a dedicated hearing centre based in London. Its function is to process, manage and hear appeals against decisions made by the Home Secretary under the Terrorism Act 2000 and the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.

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