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The decision

IN THE UPPER TRIBUNAL
IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM CHAMBER
Case No: UI-2025-002679
PA/66066/2023
LP/03035/2024

THE IMMIGRATION ACTS

Decision & Reasons Issued:

29th October 2025

Before

UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE BRUCE

Between

LB (ALBANIA)
(anonymity order made)
Appellant
And

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT
Respondent

Anonymity

Unless and until a tribunal or court directs otherwise, the Appellant is granted anonymity. No report of these proceedings shall directly or indirectly identify him, any of his witnesses or any member of his family. This direction applies to, amongst others, both the Appellant and the Respondent. Failure to comply with this direction could lead to contempt of court proceedings

ORDER FOR DISPOSAL
1. The Appellant is a national of Albania born in 2005. He is a victim of trafficking, which is why an order for anonymity is in place.
2. The Appellant sought leave to remain on protection and human rights grounds. This was refused by the Respondent and the Appellant duly appealed. His appeal was dismissed by the First-tier Tribunal. The Appellant appealed with permission to the Upper Tribunal and on the 19 August 2025 the Upper Tribunal (myself sitting with Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge Jarvis) allowed his appeal to a limited extent, setting aside parts of the First-tier Tribunal’s reasoning on risk and directing that the decision in the appeal be listed for remaking.
3. That listing has now become unnecessary because the Secretary of State has withdrawn her underlying decision and decided to grant the appeal leave to remain.
4. The parties have signed and filed a consent order in the following terms:
CONSENT ORDER UNDER RULE 39(1)
Pursuant to Rule 39(1) of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008, the parties consent to the disposal of the above appeal on the following agreed basis:
1. With the Tribunal’s consent under Rule 17(2) the Respondent withdraws her case that the Appellant does not qualify for leave to remain under Article 3/8 of the ECHR;
2. That under Section 12(2)(b)(ii) of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 the appeal be summarily allowed, and the hearing of 16 October 2025 be vacated,
3. The refusal decision is to be withdrawn with a view to granting the Appellant leave to remain, subject to the decision-making centre’s usual verification procedures, and;
4. No order as to costs.
5. I approve that order. The appeal is allowed on this basis.

Upper Tribunal Judge Bruce
Immigration and Asylum Chamber
16th October 2025