Britton v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 7 Feb 2003

The appellant had claimed asylum, saying she would be subject to violence if returned to Jamaica. The adjudicator had accepted her evidence, and that the government was unable to protect her, but rejected her application.
Held: The adjudicator must properly consider what protection would be available to the applicant. That was a pre-requisite to any finding as to her rights on convention or human rights grounds.

Judges:

Lords Justices Potter, Chadwick and Tuckey

Citations:

Gazette 03-Apr-2003, [2003] EWCA Civ 227

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Immigration

Updated: 07 June 2022; Ref: scu.182768