refusal decision

Appeals are reviewed to assess whether the appellant has submitted new information which was not available at the time of the original refusal decision and which could materially affect the decision to refuse.

The position was established in 1993 and requires a review of around 1000 randomly chosen entry clearance refusals without a right of appeal and looking at the overall quality of refusal decisions, paying particular attention to fairness, consistency and the procedures used to reach those decisions.