The UK Home Secretary, Yvette Mahmood, sets out plans to change how asylum appeals are decided, including replacing asylum judges with decision-makers drawn from the public. Multiple outlets report that Mahmood pledges to speed up the appeals process, which they describe as overwhelmed. The proposals include creating a new independent appeals body made up of people from a range of backgrounds, with training designed to be comparable to that given to magistrates. Some reporting also highlights that the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warns that using unqualified or insufficiently trained adjudicators could undermine the credibility and effectiveness of the new system. One outlet also refers to public involvement as a response to the current backlog and delays in asylum appeals. Overall, the coverage indicates that the government intends to establish a new structure for appeals, funded and regulated as an independent body, with an emphasis on reducing case backlogs, while external organisations raise concerns about the impact of qualification and training standards on decision quality.