A GOVERNMENT crackdown on a “tiny minority” of unscrupulous immigration lawyers should not deflect from asylum claim backlogs, the Law Society said yesterday.

The Home Office said a “taskforce” will bring together regulatory bodies, law enforcement teams and other government departments to take action against advocates found to be submitting false asylum claims for a fee.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) already prohibits lawyers from deceiving courts and any act of dishonesty or lack of integrity may result in them being struck off.