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Significant new Court of Appeal judgment and two recent reports on the subject of victims of trafficking and modern slavery

07 February 2022
Court of Appeal's guidance resets law on victims of trafficking; new reports by Modern Slavery Policy Unit and University of Nottingham's Rights Lab

ILPA and Women for Refugee Women: ‘Well-founded fear’ clause of Nationality and Border Bill reverses 20 years of settled UK case law

02 February 2022
Briefing for House of Lords outlines concerns over changes made by Clause 31 of Bill

Supreme Court rules £1,012 Home Office fee for a child to be registered as a British citizen is lawful

02 February 2022
Court finds appropriateness of imposing a fee is a question of political policy and not a matter for judges

Evaluation report finds supporting asylum seekers in the community is more humane and less costly than detention centres

31 January 2022
UNHCR publishes evaluation of Action Access pilot for female asylum seekers who would otherwise be detained in Yarl's Wood

British Red Cross and VOICES Network take a comprehensive look at women’s experiences of seeking asylum in the UK

27 January 2022
50-page report finds asylum system is not sensitive to gender and does not provide the support women need

JCWI examines the experiences of undocumented migrants in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic

24 January 2022
Covid exposed and exacerbated existing inequalities, significantly worsening situation of undocumented

New statement of changes to Immigration Rules adds care workers to the Shortage Occupation List

24 January 2022
As announced in December, Immigration Rules changed to help tackle shortages in care sector

Joint Committee on Human Rights finds Nationality and Borders Bill’s reform of asylum would fail to meet UK’s human rights obligations

21 January 2022
Parliamentary committee looks at Bill's asylum provisions, Home Office decision-making, age assessments, and deprivation of citizenship

Legal opinion by leading immigration barristers finds clause 9 of Nationality and Borders Bill gives Home Secretary “exorbitant, ill-defined and unconstitutional” power to remove citizenship

19 January 2022
Joint opinion by Raza Husain QC, Eleanor Mitchell and Jason Pobjoy published by Good Law Project

UN rights experts say Nationality and Borders Bill fails to respect the UK’s obligations under international human rights and refugee law

18 January 2022
Four Special Rapporteurs restate their serious concerns over the Bill; UNHCR issues new observations

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