19 Asylum or human rights claim: damage to claimant's credibility

19  Asylum or human rights claim: damage to claimant's credibility

(1)     Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (claimant's credibility) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (6).

(2)     After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)     Tribunal Procedure Rules must secure that, where the deciding authority is the First-tier Tribunal, it must include, as part of its reasons for a decision that disposes of proceedings, a statement explaining—

(a)     whether it considers that the claimant has engaged in behaviour to which this section applies, and

(b)     if it considers that the claimant has engaged in such behaviour, how it has taken account of the behaviour in making its decision.

(1B)     Rules under section 5 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (SIAC procedure rules) must secure that, where the deciding authority

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