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Thebigword wins Ministry of Justice contracts for court interpretation and translation

02 June 2016
Leeds-based company Thebigword to replace Capita TI in providing face-to-face court interpretation, and written translation and transcription services

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights calls for greater migrant integration efforts

31 May 2016
Commissioner says Europe's current approach of focusing on migration control risks stalling or even undermining integration efforts

Slight increase in net migration in 2015 as emigration declines more than immigration

26 May 2016
Net migration to UK was 333,000 in 2015, 20,000 more than 2014 as emigration declines by 22,000

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration examines Home Office's processes for administrative reviews

26 May 2016
Chief Inspector finds "significant room for improvement" in internal administrative review process

Bar Standards Board publishes thematic review into immigration advice and services

24 May 2016
BSB review highlights concerns of the Bar over barriers to accessing justice in immigration and asylum law

Refugee Council says newly recognised refugees in England face homelessness and hunger

23 May 2016
New report calls on the Government to do more to ensure that refugees who have been granted asylum are given much more help to find accommodation

European Court of Human Rights rules lack of a time-limit for immigration detention is not a human rights breach

19 May 2016
Court finds system of immigration detention in the UK does not, in principle, breach Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Convention

UN Special Rapporteur says suffering of migrants in Greece shows Europe's lack of political will

18 May 2016
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants completes 5-day visit to Greece, finds asylum system struggling to cope with demand

Full text of the Immigration Act 2016 now available

17 May 2016
Legislation.gov.uk publishes 236-page PDF file of the new the Immigration Act 2016

Immigration Bill receives Royal Assent: the Immigration Act 2016 is here

13 May 2016
The Immigration Bill 2015/16 completes its passage through Parliament to become law

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