Regina (A) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 2006

Calvert-Smith J considered the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Somaliland as to the safe return of failed asylum seekers to Somaliland.
Held: On the evidence before him the 2003 MOU ‘was almost completely ineffective because of the difficulties in gathering the bio-data required by the authorities in Somaliland to satisfy them that the person concerned was entitled to reside in Somaliland’, and that during the period between 20 August 2004 and 20 July 2006 the 2003 MOU ‘was effectively a dead letter in respect of Somaliland’.

Judges:

Calvert-Smith J

Citations:

[2006] EWHC 3331 (Admin

Cited by:

CitedMH, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department CA 14-Oct-2010
The claimant complained that his administrative detention for over 40 months had been unlawful. He now appealed against a finding that it had been lawful save for the final two months.
Held: The appeal failed. The period of time for which he . .
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Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.425350