As a result of the changes it has made, the Home Office has increased the number of asylum decisions it makes from an average of 1,310 each week in April 2023, to 1,700 in the first week of July 2023.30 To meet its commitment to clear the legacy backlog by the end of 2023, it will need to increase this and make an average of nearly 2,600 decisions every week from the start of July 2023 to the end of the year.31 We have made this calculation using the number of legacy cases remaining at 30 Jun...

As a result of the changes it has made, the Home Office has increased the number of asylum decisions it makes from an average of 1,310 each week in April 2023, to 1,700 in the first week of July 2023.30 To meet its commitment to clear the legacy backlog by the end of 2023, it will need to increase this and make an average of nearly 2,600 decisions every week from the start of July 2023 to the end of the year.31 We have made this calculation using the number of legacy cases remaining at 30 June 2023 (67,870 decisions) divided by the number of weeks from then to 31 December 2023 (26.3). The Home Office’s analysis suggested that even it if it cl Type: conclusion | Number: 12 | Response status: accepted Government response: 1.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented 1.2 The legacy asylum backlog target has been met with more than 112,000 asylum cases cleared in 2023. Fundamental changes to the decision-making process and boosting efficiency