International Protection Act 2026

Short title and commencement

Duration of appeal to Tribunal

197. Without prejudice to an adequate and complete examination under this Part and in accordance with Article 67(1) of the Asylum Procedures Regulation, the examination by the Tribunal of a decision under appeal shall—

(a) where the appeal is under section 187 (1)(a) against a decision to reject an application as inadmissible, be concluded as soon as possible and no later than 2 months from the date on which a notice of an appeal against the decision is received by the Tribunal in accordance with section 187 ,

(b) where the appeal is in respect of an application that was considered in the accelerated examination procedure under Chapter 5 of Part 7 , be concluded as soon as possible and no later than 3 months from the date on which a notice of an appeal against the decision is received by the Tribunal in accordance with section 187 ,

(c) where the appeal is in respect of an application that was considered in the asylum border procedure under Chapter 6 of Part 7 , be concluded as soon as possible having regard to the maximum duration of that procedure as provided for in that Chapter,

(d) where the appeal is under section 187 (1)(e) against a return decision made under section 216 or 218 and no appeal has been brought against the related decision, be concluded as soon as possible and no later than 28 days from the date on which a notice of an appeal against the decision is received by the Tribunal in accordance with section 187 , and

(e) in every other case, be concluded as soon as possible and no later than 6 months from the date on which a notice of an appeal against the decision is received by the Tribunal in accordance with section 187 .