Case No. UKUT-00450(IAC)

(11)One of the beneficial effects of combining this appeal with the two related judicial reviews was that the expert evidence generated in each case was considered in the round. One aspect of this was a pre-hearing meeting of the three experts and an ensuing joint memorandum which demonstrated a substantial measure of agreement among them.(12)At this juncture it is appropriate to reflect briefly on the expert evidence. There is evidence from three expert witnesses. Sensibly and commendably, as a result of a collaborative approach the experts produced a joint memorandum. In addition, two of them, Mr Stanbury and Professor Sommer, gave evidence to the Tribunal.(13)The expertise of the three persons concerned belongs to the fields of computing, database programming, computer forensics and computer security, in general terms. In their joint memorandum the experts helpfully outline the task to which their endeavours were addressed:“The task of the experts was to review the available material which consisted of a variety of print outs said to come from computers, handbooks which should have been used during the testing, testimonial evidence from the organisers of the events and from Home Office officials and some paper records. There was also a BBC ‘Panorama’ programme about the use of proxies and other frauds run by testing centres for the benefit of attendees ……