Judicial review applications on the rise

Some 1,832 judicial review applications were brought against the Home Office in 2016, a rise of 18% on the previous year, and the highest number received by any government department, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Justice this week.

However, only 226 applications were granted permission to proceed to the final hearing, and 12 were found in favour of the claimant. By contrast, 1,152 judicial review applications were brought against the Ministry of Justice, a fall of 32% on the previous year. Of these, 762 applications were brought against local authorities, and 749 were against tribunals.