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President of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the Upper Tribunal issues amended Presidential Guidance Note on arrangements during the Covid-19 pandemic

20 November 2020
Guidance amended after Justice Fordham finds previous call for cases to be usually made without a hearing was unlawful

ATLEU report highlights barriers faced by survivors of trafficking and slavery applying for compensation

19 November 2020
Anti-trafficking charity finds compensation scheme not fit for purpose and claims that should be granted are being refused

New British Red Cross report finds too many families face risks and difficulties applying for refugee family reunion visas

16 November 2020
Reports calls on the Home Office to make visa application process safer and more accessible

Joint Committee on Human Rights says Home Office cultural changes needed to ensure people are treated with humanity and without racial prejudice

11 November 2020
Parliamentary committee publishes report on Black people, racism and human rights

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases three new inspection reports

11 November 2020
Reports on Home Office response to 'lorry drops' and small boat arrivals, UK refugee resettlement schemes, and use of language services in asylum process

Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee concerned by length and complexity of October’s statement of changes to the Immigration Rules

09 November 2020
Committee says "wholly unjustified" of the Government to combine so many policy areas in a single instrument

Institute for Public Policy Research assesses the implications of the new points-based immigration system

06 November 2020
Report considers how new immigration policy can support economic challenges currently facing the UK

Asylum Matters says alarmingly low levels of asylum support forcing people to live below the poverty line

02 November 2020
Report finds a majority of asylum seekers don’t always have enough money for food

Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit report highlights positive immigration changes made during Covid-19

29 October 2020
Report details six changes that have proved beneficial to applicants, legal representatives, the courts and Home Office

HM Inspectorate of Prisons concerned by inadequate facilities used for holding migrants arriving on the Kent coast

26 October 2020
Detention facilities in Dover found to be very poorly equipped to meet their purpose

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