26 Late provision of evidence in asylum or human rights claim: weight

Late evidence

26  Late provision of evidence in asylum or human rights claim: weight

(1)     This section applies where—

(a)     evidence is provided late by a claimant in relation to an asylum claim or a human rights claim, and

(b)     the evidence falls to be considered by a deciding authority for the purpose of determining—

(i)     the claim, or

(ii)     where a decision in respect of the claim is the subject of a relevant appeal, the appeal.

(2)     Unless there are good reasons why the evidence was provided late, the deciding authority must, in considering it, have regard to

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