The claimant challenged rules preventing him recording his interview when applying for asylum.
Held: The rule preventing such recordings was not improper. To allow such private recordings might give rise to much satellite litigation, and the applicant was given full opportunity to make and keep notes of the interviews.
Judges:
Pitchford J
Citations:
Times 05-Mar-2003, Gazette 01-May-2003, [2003] EWHC 306 (Admin)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Distinguished – Dirshe, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department CA 20-Apr-2005
The asylum claimant had sought to be allowed to record his interview with the immigration officer, but this had been refused.
Held: Review was granted. Whilst in the majority of cases a recording should be unnecessary, since the Mapah case, . .
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Evidence, Immigration
Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.179813