IA/00970/2020

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Upper Tribunal
(Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Appeal Number: IA/00970/2020


THE IMMIGRATION ACTS


Heard at George House, Edinburgh
Decision & Reasons Promulgated
On 12 January 2022
On 27 January 2022



Before

UT JUDGE MACLEMAN


Between

IBIYINKA FUNMILOLA OPARINDE
Appellant
and

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT
Respondent


For the Appellant: Mr A Heeps, of McGlashan Mackay, Solicitors
For the Respondent: Mr M Diwyncz, Senior Home Office Presenting Officer


DETERMINATION AND REASONS
1. In her decision dated 18 May 2021, FtT Judge Kempton dismissed the appellant’s appeal within the Refugee Convention, because internal relocation was available away from risk in her home area, but allowed the appeal on grounds of human rights, in terms of both articles 3 and 8.
2. Mr Diwyncz conceded, sensibly and correctly, that the Judge overlooked that availability of internal relocation depends not only on the geographical extent of risk but also on undue harshness; and that on the findings reached, the appeal should have succeeded on both grounds.
3. The decision of the First-tier Tribunal is set aside. The decision substituted is that the appeal, as brought to the FtT, is allowed on asylum and on human rights grounds.
4. There is no further need for an anonymity direction.



12 January 2022
UT Judge Macleman


NOTIFICATION OF APPEAL RIGHTS
1. A person seeking permission to appeal against this decision must make a written application to the Upper Tribunal. Any such application must be received by the Upper Tribunal within the appropriate period after this decision was sent to the person making the application. The appropriate period varies, as follows, according to the location of the individual and the way in which the Upper Tribunal’s decision was sent:
2. Where the person who appealed to the First-tier Tribunal is in the United Kingdom at the time that the application for permission to appeal is made, and is not in detention under the Immigration Acts, the appropriate period is 12 working days (10 working days, if the notice of decision is sent electronically).
3. Where the person making the application is in detention under the Immigration Acts, the appropriate period is 7 working days (5 working days, if the notice of decision is sent electronically).
4. Where the person who appealed to the First-tier Tribunal is outside the United Kingdom at the time that the application for permission to appeal is made, the appropriate period is 38 days (10 working days, if the notice of decision is sent electronically).
5. A “working day” means any day except a Saturday or a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday.
6. The date when the decision is “sent’ is that appearing on the covering letter or covering email.