http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmpubacc/238/238.pdf
"Examines effectiveness in tackling the influx of asylum applications and whether there was scope to improve the timeliness and quality of decision making. The report shows that the Home Office allowed the number of asylum applications waiting for processing to build up a backlog which peaked at 129,000 in 1999. Since then they have made significant progress and reduced the backlogs in asylum applications; down to 63,700 at the end of 2003.
The report urges the Home Office to fast track more applications; this is done for 40% of cases in the Netherlands compared with only 9% in the UK. Speedier resolution of cases would reduce the costs of supporting asylum seekers and the number of cases that become more complex and difficult to deal with over time."
