The Weekly Law Reports
[2025] 4 WLR 103
King’s Bench Division
Rex (BEL and others) v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
[2025] EWHC 1970 (Admin)
2025 July 9; 28
Chamberlain J
Immigration— Leave to enter— Application— Palestinian family residing in Gaza applying for leave to enter United Kingdom— Secretary of State confirming leave to be granted subject to biometric enrolment at visa application centre— Nearest accessible facility in Jordan reachable only by travelling via Israel— Such travel requiring prior approval of Israeli Government generally granted only at request of third state— Secretary of State refusing consular assistance to facilitate family’s travel— Whether refusal of consular assistance irrational, procedurally unfair or inconsistent with policy— Whether interfering with claimants’ right to family life—
Human Rights Act 1998
(c 42)
, s 6, Sch 1, Pt I, art 8