When considering whether to order the return of an unaccompanied child asylum seeker, it was for the court also to consider the appropriateness of the arrangements for his care which might be available on his return, and not just for the Secretary of State to decide. The Tribunal had confused the respondent’s own duties to keep such arrangements under review with the obligations of the court system.
References: [2008] EWCA Civ 1551, Times 07-Jan-2009, [2009] 1 WLR 1873, [2009] Imm AR 403
Links: Bailii
Judges: Lord Justice Sedley, Lord Justice Keene and Lady Justice Smith
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Last Update: 22 September 2020; Ref: scu.291909 br>