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New Statement of Changes to Immigration Rules introduces Skilled Worker modern slavery protections and expands Erasmus+

3 September 2026

Skilled Workers who experience exploitation and modern slavery will get greater freedom to find alternative employment

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EU citizens’ rights group begins legal challenge over Home Office EU Settlement Scheme ‘granted in error’ policy

3 September 2026

Pre-action protocol letter sent by the3million over policy it says is unlawful

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Joint Committee on Human Rights raises concern over asylum-seeking children still missing since 2023

1 September 2026

40 child asylum seekers missing after being housed in asylum hotels under Conservative government

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Asylum claims decline by 21% in year ending June 2026, with grant rate declining to 38%

27 August 2026

Home Office releases latest immigration statistics, showing Syrian asylum grant rate plunging from 98% to 10%

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Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals

By Mark Henderson & Rowena Moffatt of Doughty Street Chambers and Alison Pickup & Monika Nollet of Asylum Aid

Guest blog

Upgrades and Improvements to EIN

By Jonathan Bridge, Director, EIN

As we all settle back into our routines after Summer breaks, it seems a good moment to bring our friends and subscribers up to date with the improvements and updates we have made to EIN and to provide a brief preview of what…

What is Next for the Immigration Tribunal? Part 2: A New ‘Independent Immigration Appeals Authority’

By Jack Dingley, Kenworthy’s Chambers

We are amidst a sea of change in the Immigration and Asylum Sector. Part 1 of this blog dealt with the imminent (and now live) changes to timetables for all appeals lodged from the 12th August 2026 onwards. This splits the…

What is Next for the Immigration Tribunal? Part 1: Fixed Timetables

By Jack Dingley, Kenworthy’s Chambers

It will come as no surprise to practitioners operating in the Immigration and Asylum chamber of the Tribunal that changes are afoot, but what exactly is happening, and how should we adapt? There are two big but separate…

When Immigration Rules Change: What Happens to Migrants Already on the Journey to Settlement?

By Amit Kapadia, ARK Law Limited

The UK's proposed reforms to settlement are often presented as a debate about numbers: should the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain remain five years, become ten years, or potentially be longer for some…