FDA -v- Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office
Case No: AC-2024-LON-001503
In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court
23 May 2024
Before:
The Honourable Mr Justice Chamberlain
Between:
The King
On the application of FDA
-v-
(1) Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office
(2) Minister of State for the Civil Service
and
Secretary of State for the Home Department
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On the Court’s own initiative
Following consideration of the Prime Minister’s public statement, in the light of the announcement of a General Election on 4 July 2024, that removals to Rwanda will begin “in July” and the claimant’s solicitor’s email of 23 May 2024 about the timetabling of this case
ORDER by the Hon. Mr Justice Chamberlain:
The defendants and interested party must by 4pm on Friday 24 May 2024 inform the claimant and the Court of the earliest date on which the Government intend to begin removals to Rwanda.
REASONS
The timetable for this claim was set on the basis that removals to Rwanda would begin at the earliest on 1 July 2024. The Government then changed its position, saying that removals could begin in the week commencing 24 June 2024. Following the announcement of a General Election, the Prime Minister has said that removals will begin “in July”. That provides insufficient clarity for the purposes of timetabling this claim. The above direction seeks the clarity required for timetabling purposes.