Part 2: Asylum Chapter 7: Appeals Section 27: Accelerated Detained Appeals
Overview: This section imposes a duty on the Tribunal Procedure Rules Committee to make rules for an accelerated timeframe for certain appeals made from detention which are considered suitable for consideration within the accelerated timeframe.
	Background: The Tribunal Procedure Committee is responsible for drafting procedural rules for tribunal cases. The procedure for immigration and asylum appeals is set out in the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Rules 2014 ("the Rules").
	While appeals involving detained appellants are administratively prioritised by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) under the Detained Immigration Appeals (DIA) approach, there is no set timeframe in which these have to be determined under the Rules.
	This section aims to establish an accelerated route for those appeals made in detention which are considered suitable for a quick decision, to allow appellants to be released or removed more quickly.
	Subsections 1, 2 and 6 define an accelerated detained appeal for the purpose of this section and set out criteria which must apply for an appeal to be certified as such. An accelerated detained appeal is an appeal brought by an appellant who:
is appealing against a deprivation of citizenship, protection and human rights, EU citizens’ rights, or EEA immigration decision;
received notice of that decision while in detention;
remains in detention under a relevant detention provision;
is appealing a decision which was certified by the Secretary of State as suitable for an accelerated detained appeal; and
meets further criteria which will be set out in regulations.
	Subsection 4 sets out that if an appellant is released from detention their appeal will cease to be an accelerated detained appeal.
	Subsections 3 and 5 impose a duty on the Tribunal Procedure Committee to introduce procedure rules for accelerated detained appeals, setting time limits for certain stages of the appeal process and stipulating that the rules must contain provision for the tribunal to transfer cases out of the accelerated route where that is the only way to secure that justice is done.