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Notice for members: New EIN website scheduled for launch on Friday, 9 August

Sun, 4 August 2019: Some downtime expected this weekend from Friday evening as we update our website

Comprehensive new academic report investigates all aspects of immigration judicial reviews

Wed, 31 July 2019: 176-page empirical report authored by Professor Robert Thomas and Dr Joe Tomlinson

Two new reports find victims of trafficking in the UK are not being adequately supported and face detention

Tue, 30 July 2019: British Red Cross report on lack of victim support, Labour Exploitation Advisory Group report on detention of victims

New Home Secretary outlines Johnson government's plans for a skills-based, Australian-style immigration system

Mon, 29 July 2019: Priti Patel promises "radical rewrite" and says UK will welcome "brightest and best" as free movement ends

Solicitors Regulation Authority produces guide for members of the public who are unhappy with their solicitor

Thu, 25 July 2019: SRA also publishes report outlining its investigatory work in 2017/18

Home Secretary publishes statement covering a range of immigration issues

Wed, 24 July 2019: Statement covers Shortage Occupation List, Section 67 leave, TOEIC scandal, and BICS independent review

All-Party Parliamentary Group on TOEIC concludes evidence used to accuse students of cheating was misleading and unsafe

Mon, 22 July 2019: Report published following inquiry into TOEIC scandal which affected tens of thousands of students

Refugee Council and ASAP welcome significant improvements in new Home Office domestic violence guidance

Thu, 18 July 2019: NGOs: significant step towards strengthening protection available to women seeking asylum at risk of domestic abuse

Coalition of All-Party Parliamentary Groups publishes report on the difficulties and discrimination faced by African visa applicants

Wed, 17 July 2019: Report examines reasons why Africans applying for a UK visa face a 27% refusal rate

Entrepreneurs Network finds foreign-born entrepreneurs are making a massive contribution to the UK

Tue, 16 July 2019: New report calls for visa reforms so that UK remains open for entrepreneurial talent and investors

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Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals, 2018 Edition
The current electronic version of the BPG by Mark Henderson, Rowena Moffatt and Alison Pickup freely available on EIN

Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals, 2003 Edition
The original 2003 version of the BPG authored by Mark Henderson and published by ILPA [PDF file, 3.16MB]

The financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas
House of Commons Library report on the minimum income threshold in the Immigration Rules, November 2017

ILPA + EIN Directory of experts
The ILPA Directory of Experts on Countries of Origin on the EIN public site

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