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Defence Committee examines Afghan data breach, says MOD ‘should never have been left to run immigration casework schemes’
3 August 2026
New report finds Afghans who worked with UK forces left in danger by years of delay and flawed decisions
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UN expert stresses that tougher migration policies must not breach the principle of non-refoulement to torture
29 July 2026
New position paper by the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
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Over 200 organisations call for new direction on asylum policy in open letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham
29 July 2026
Asylum Matters coordinates 13-point blueprint to fix the broken asylum system and build one that works better for everyone
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Lords committee draws latest immigration rule changes to House’s attention over ‘minor’ asylum interview reforms
28 July 2026
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee says Home Office failed to adequately explain new 'merged registration' interview
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
Managing Employee Cross-Border Risks: Practical Guide
Work does not stop at national boundaries anymore. The possibilities for remote work, international postings, business travel, and the global movement of the workforce have enabled businesses to operate in multiple nations…
The Drawbridge Effect: How the Cost of Sponsorship Locks Out Britain’s Smaller Businesses
A café owner in the West Midlands trains a chef for two years. He is good: reliable, skilled, the kind of hire a small business is built on. His visa is running down, and to keep him she asks, for the first time, what…
Navigating “Genuine Vacancy” Rules in Skilled Worker Applications: A Practical Guide
A successful application for permission as a Skilled Worker must satisfy the "genuine vacancy" requirement among several others. Having a CoS issued by your employer does not mean the requirement has been considered or…
How the British press has undermined the ECHR over many years: new study
The UK's immigration and asylum bill has proposed restricting how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is interpreted and applied in the UK to make it easier to deport migrants.
For years, critics have argued that…
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Key case law
AYA & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 2065 (Admin)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Entry Clearance Officer v BB & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 973
Court of Appeal
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Hirtie [2026] EWCA Civ 1000
Court of Appeal
Randhawa v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 1008
Court of Appeal
Key country reports
Uganda: crackdown on fundamental freedoms
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Update on the human rights situation in Afghanistan: April – June 2026 update
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
Country Policy and Information Note - Kenya: Actors of protection (July 2026)
UK Home Office
Country Bulletin - Iraq: Internal relocation, civil documentation and returns (update following setting aside of Country Guidance)
UK Home Office
Key legislation
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2026
SI 2026 No. 683. These Regulations bring into force section 48 (extension of prohibition on employment to other working…
Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
SI 2026 No. 700. These Regulations amend the immigration status checks employers, landlords and agents must carry out to…
Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
SI 2026 No. 499. This instrument amends regulation 6 of the 2005 Regulations to allow the Secretary of State to continue…