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      The appellant is a citizen of Iraq who was born on 13 July 1997. He entered the United Kingdom illegally by boat on 2 January 2022 and claimed asylum. His application for international protection was refused on 12 June 2023. He appealed to the First-tier Tribunal which dismissed his appeal. The appellant now appeals to the Upper Tribunal.
      Granting permission, Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge Doyle wrote:
The FTTJ assesses credibility between [36] and [57]. He finds the appellant does not tell the truth, and carries those findings to his overall assessment of each ground of appeal. At [72] the FTTJ describes the appellant as "an unreliable witness". The adverse credibility findings arguably turn on s.8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004 alone. It is arguable that inadequate reasons have been given for the FTTJ's findings.
      I set aside the First-tier Tribunal's decision. As the error of law goes to the core of the credibility assessment, there will need to be a fresh fact finding hearing before the First-tier Tribunal.
The decision of the First-tier Tribunal is set aside. None of the findings of fact shall stand. The appeal is returned to the First-tier Tribunal for that Tribunal to remake the decision following a hearing de novo.
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