The UK government has announced a new 24-week legal deadline for asylum appeals for those residing in government-funded hotels, aiming to reduce taxpayer costs and end controversial housing practices. However, this move may face legal hurdles, as officials have raised concerns about potential discrimination under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The plan entails a faster appeal process to eventually eliminate hotel usage by 2029, but there are fears that it may not allow adequate time for asylum seekers to prepare their cases effectively.
Officials have warned that article 14 of the ECHR prohibits discrimination and that there is a risk that those in hotels will not have sufficient time to prepare and present their case in a manner that is fair and in the interests of justice.
The government has expressed confidence that the law is compatible with the ECHR, stating that the tribunal hearing the appeals has the flexibility to not meet the deadline where it is not reasonably practicable to do so.
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