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Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees publishes updated and expanded handbook

Fri, 17 May 2019: Practical new handbook for visitors is available as an e-book or in print

The Guardian: Home Office scraps six-month service standard for asylum claims

Wed, 15 May 2019: Home Office says it will now concentrate on cases with acute vulnerability, including unaccompanied children

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration examines Home Office's approach to illegal working

Mon, 13 May 2019: Comprehensive new report finds problems identified in earlier 2015 report persist

Groups raise asylum and immigration concerns as UN Committee against Torture examines the record of the UK

Wed, 8 May 2019: Equality & Human Rights Commission and REDRESS among groups submitting critical reports

European Asylum Support Office publishes new judicial analysis on the detention of asylum seekers

Tue, 7 May 2019: Clear, readable and user-friendly analysis aimed at members of courts and tribunals

New guidelines published to help British businesses employ refugees

Fri, 3 May 2019: UNHCR, IOM and UK Government guide sets out practical advice and case studies

MPs ask Equality and Human Rights Commission to investigate Home Office over 'hostile environment' and Windrush

Thu, 2 May 2019: MPs call Windrush one of the gravest breaches of equality law in recent memory

British Medical Association finds NHS overseas charging regulations deter vulnerable groups from accessing treatment

Wed, 1 May 2019: BMA says urgent action needed, including a full and independent review

NAO investigating TOEIC cheating allegations that saw thousands of international students removed by the Home Office

Mon, 29 April 2019: TOEIC decisions come under renewed scrutiny after the Windrush scandal

Reminder: Law Commission consultation on simplifying the Immigration Rules closes next Friday

Fri, 26 April 2019: You still have time to respond and help make the Rules simpler and more accessible

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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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