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King’s College London report highlights confusion over DNA evidence in UK immigration cases
22 October 2026
Comprehensive research finds decision-makers and legal practitioners do not always understand the probabilistic nature of DNA results
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Nuffield Trust warns of unfairness and uncertainty over NHS funding from Immigration Health Surcharge
21 October 2026
New briefing notes surcharge income is equivalent to around 1% of NHS spending
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Praxis launches interactive online guide to help migrants access services and support in the UK
16 October 2026
A Migrant's Guide brings together practical advice on a range of topics drawn from migrants' experiences
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Open Rights Group raises concerns over Home Office AI asylum tools and calls for their suspension
14 October 2026
New report warns of 'errors, inaccuracies and Home Office incompetence' in use of artificial intelligence
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
Small sponsors are the canary
In August I argued that the cost of sponsorship was quietly pricing smaller employers out. Since then the enforcement numbers have climbed and the September changes to the sponsor portal have landed. Small firms are where…
Upper Tribunal trespassed upon Secretary of State’s discretion in TOEIC historical injustice case
A finding of historical injustice arising from an erroneous allegation of deception in a Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) test is not, by itself, sufficient to establish a right to settlement. The…
ECAA Settlement Refusals: Is the Home Office Moving the Goalposts?
Procedural Fairness, Inconsistent Decision-Making and the Importance of Akturk and Karagul
Introduction
Having practised immigration law for approximately 18 years, much of that time representing Turkish businesspersons…
Genuine Until Settlement? ECAA Refusals and the Lessons of Karagul and Ozmen
Seven years after the High Court found the Home Office's approach to Turkish ECAA applicants procedurally unfair, the same failings are returning at the settlement stage. This piece sets out the refusal patterns emerging in…
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Key case law
EXR, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (No 3) [2026] EWHC 2527 (Admin)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Hossain [2026] EWCA Civ 1310
Court of Appeal
DNM v Secretary of State for the Home Department SV/01/2025
Special Immigration Appeals Commission
Akinyemi, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 2388 (Admin)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Key country reports
Country Policy and Information Note - Ukraine: Security situation (October 2026)
UK Home Office
Many returned to North Korea from China remain unaccounted for, say UN experts
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Country Policy and Information Note - Bangladesh: Political situation (October 2026)
UK Home Office
Human Rights Under Siege: Authoritarian Practices and Economic Pressure Amid Youth-let Protests in Kenya
Amnesty International