NS v Secretary of State for the Home Department: AS/11/12/27841

Asylum Support Tribunal decision of Judge Verity Smith on 3 January 2012.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and First-tier Tribunal (Asylum Support)
• Published: 8 February 2017

• Category: Section 4(2) (support for failed asylum seekers)
• Sub-category: Section 4(2) - regulation 3(2)(b) - medical
• Judges: Smith, SV
• Landmark: Not landmark
• Reference number: AS/11/12/27841
• Decision date: 3 January 2012

The appellant’s support was discontinued under Regulation 3(2)(e) by way of the final rejection of his further representations in relation to his claim to asylum. Regulation 3(2)(b) was raised in terms of the appellant’s wife’s pregnancy which although less than 34 weeks (the cut off for flying in pregnancy) was beset by complications including poor mental health. Finding that Regulation 3(2)(b) applied by application of the respondent’s Section 4 instructions regarding complications in pregnancy.

Read the full decision in NS v SOS AS_11_12_27841

Published 8 February 2017