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Home Office restarts data sharing with banks to prevent people from operating current accounts if they are disqualified due to immigration status

11 April 2023
Hostile environment measure restarted after pause of policy in 2018 due to Windrush scandal

Home Office outlines plans for using a barge off Dorset coast and a number of surplus military sites as asylum accommodation

06 April 2023
Factsheets released on Ministry of Defence sites and a vessel in Portland Port

Jesuit Refugee Service UK finds asylum seekers housed at Napier barracks still face serious problems, including a severe lack of legal advice

03 April 2023
Report details 'profoundly damaging effect' of inhumane conditions at former army barracks in Kent

One third of UK overseas aid budget now spent on asylum seekers and refugees in the UK, immigration minister announces plans to use military sites as asylum accommodation

30 March 2023
New report by independent watchdog says £3.5 billion spent in UK last year, leading to loss of efficiency and equity of UK aid

Illegal Migration Bill will prevent victims of modern slavery from getting protection, UN International Organization for Migration says

29 March 2023
United Nations agency says government data does not support claims that modern slavery system is being abused

Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner says it is essential for Parliament to reject Illegal Migration Bill as it is incompatible with the UK’s international obligations

27 March 2023
Bill would seek to prevent UK courts from interpreting its provisions in line with the European Convention on Human Rights

UNHCR: Illegal Migration Bill will breach UK’s obligations under the Refugee Convention and significantly undermine international refugee protection system

24 March 2023
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees publishes its full legal observations on the Bill

Refugee Action says thousands of asylum seekers housed in accommodation centres and hotels face de facto immigration detention

23 March 2023
New report finds shameful conditions and treatment of people in asylum accommodation

House of Commons Library publishes overview of UK’s record backlog of over 160,000 asylum seekers awaiting a decision

21 March 2023
New briefing examines delays to processing asylum claims in the UK

Home Secretary updates migration partnership with Rwanda to enable all asylum seekers entering UK irregularly via safe countries to be in scope for relocation

20 March 2023
Two countries sign update to memorandum of understanding, plan for relocations to begin this year

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