Special Immigration Appeals Commission
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (also known by the acronym SIAC) is a superior court of record in the United Kingdom established by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997[1] that deals with appeals from persons deported by the Home Secretary under various statutory powers, and usually related to matters of national security.[2] SIAC also hears persons deprived of British citizenship under the British Nationality Act 1981 as amended by Section 4 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.[3]
An appellant is represented to the Commission by a special advocate who is a person vetted by the Security Service with controversy surrounding the use of secret evidence which only the judges and special advocates have access to.[4]
It previously had the power to certify a person as an international terrorist under Part 4 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 until this was repealed by the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005.[citation needed]
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- Special Immigration Appeals Commission
- "Secret evidence" JUSTICE report, June 2009.
