United Kingdom Immigration and Asylum (AIT/IAC) Unreported Judgments

 

Upper Tribunal

(Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Appeal Number: HU/05251/2017

 

 

THE IMMIGRATION ACTS

 

 

Heard at Field House	Decision & Reasons Promulgated
On 7 th August 2018	On 17 th December 2018

 

Before

 

DEPUTY UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE R C CAMPBELL

 

 

Between

 

mr ISAAC OKYERE BIMPEH

(ANONYMITY DIRECTION not made)

Appellant

and

 

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

Respondent

 

 

Representation :

For the Appellant: Mr E Waheed (Counsel)

For the Respondent: Mr D Clarke (Senior Home Office Presenting Officer)

 

 

DECISION AND REASONS

 

1. In a decision promulgated on 9 ^th January 2018, the appellant's appeal against a decision to refuse his human rights claim, following refusal of entry clearance to the United Kingdom as a partner, was dismissed by First-tier Tribunal Judge Beg ("the judge"). Following an application for permission to appeal, in which it was contended that the judge erred in proceeding on the basis that the appellant was liable for deportation, permission to appeal was granted by a First-tier Tribunal Judge.

 

2. In a Rule 24 response from the Secretary of State, dated 29 ^th June 2018, the appeal was conceded. It was clear that the decision to refuse entry clearance contained an inapplicable "suitability" section which ought to have been deleted before the decision was served. As the appeal was decided on the papers, there was no Presenting Officer to correct the mistake. The Secretary of State also accepted that the judge's consideration of the family relationships and the Article 8 assessment were tainted by her mistaken belief that the appellant was liable to deportation. In all the circumstances, the Secretary of State accepted that the decision should be set aside and remade before a different judge.

 

3. In the light of the Rule 24 response, and without needing to hear from Mr Waheed or Mr Clarke, I conclude that the decision contains a material error of law and must be set aside.

 

NOTICE OF DECISION

 

The decision of the First-tier Tribunal is set aside; it will be remade at the Taylor House hearing centre, not before First-tier Tribunal Judge Beg. No findings of fact are preserved and the hearing will proceed on a de novo basis.

 

 

Signed Date 17 December 2018

 

Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge R C Campbell

 

 

 

ANONYMITY

 

The First-tier Tribunal made no anonymity order or direction and none has been sought. I make no order under Rule 14 of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 on this occasion.

 

 

Signed Date

 

Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge R C Campbell