How to design an independent asylum appeal body

With plans for a new independent asylum appeal body left suspended by the former Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Nick Gill, Dan Fisher, Melanie Griffiths, Nicole Hoellerer and Jessica Hambly offer some recommendations to Cooper’s successor, Shabana Mahmood, on how to ensure independence, transparency and fairness in designing such an appeal body.

Gill, N.; Fisher, D.; Griffiths, M.; Hoellerer, N. and Hambly, J. (3 November 2025) ‘How to design an independent asylum appeal body’. LSE British Politics and Policy Blog. Available at: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/how-to-design-an-independent-asylum-appeal-body/