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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

Women For Refugee Women says Chinese women trafficked to the UK are being routinely detained

Thu, 11 July 2019: New report accuses Home Office of inflicting further harm and distress on trafficking victims

Law Society says contracted-out visa and immigration services undermine the rule of law and damage UK's reputation

Tue, 9 July 2019: Law Society comments after Home Office's visa contractor Sopra Steria ends subcontract with BLS

Parliament's human rights committee says nationality law 'good character' test should not be applied to children

Tue, 9 July 2019: Report finds children as young as ten being denied right to British citizenship

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