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Legal Services Consumer Panel research raises concern over legal advice available in complex asylum process

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Date of publication

19 October 2012

Summary

New research note finds processes for claiming asylum is "very complex" and there are some concerns about the quality of advice available to vulnerable asylum seekers

Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group publishes report on human trafficking

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Date of publication

18 October 2012

Summary

Government report finds that the number of people being trafficked into the UK is rising

BBC News: UK using outdated random surveys to calculate migration figures

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Date of publication

16 October 2012

Summary

BBC says the official migration figures are said by some experts to be based on not much more than guesswork

Back in the spotlight: the detention of mentally ill asylum seekers

Blog post

Date of publication

09 October 2012

Written by

Lois Williams, UK Human Rights Blog

Home secretary says review of the UK's relationship with the EU will consider immigration controls

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Date of publication

09 October 2012

Summary

Theresa May seeking to reverse European Court of Justice judgments that have redefined free movement as available to all EU citizens rather than just workers

A tribute to John Dean, ex of EIN

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Date of publication

04 October 2012

Summary

A tribute to the former EIN editor John Dean who sadly died last week

Asylum credibility: timely new case from Strasbourg

Blog post

Date of publication

04 October 2012

Written by

Colin Yeo, Free Movement

The rejection of asylum seekers' documents without verifying their authenticity breached their human rights

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Date of publication

02 October 2012

Summary

ECtHR rules it is a violation of European Convention on Human Rights to dismiss an asylum claim without attempting to verify documents presented by the asylum seeker

Campaign to stop refugees going homeless and hungry launches, as research finds ‘extreme’ poverty affects hundreds

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Date of publication

01 October 2012

Summary

Scottish Refugee Council says hundreds of asylum seekers in Scotland are being left completely destitute with no support and nowhere to live

UKBA: Changes to the Immigration Rules come into effect today

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Date of publication

01 October 2012

Summary

UKBA press release outlining the latest changes to the Immigration Rules

ECJ: The minimum conditions for the reception of asylum seekers must be granted by the Member State in receipt of an application for asylum

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Date of publication

27 September 2012

Summary

Court of Justice of the European Union press release following the judgment in Case C-179/11 Cimade and GISTI v Ministre de L'Intérieur on Directive 2003/9/EC

Government in court battle to avoid having to disclose its immigration 'blacklist'

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Date of publication

27 September 2012

Summary

Foreign Office in court to keep list of 44 countries with the worst immigration record a secret after information commissioner rules for a partial disclosure of the list

BID release results of survey of immigration detainees, UNHCR issues new guidelines on the detention of migrants

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Date of publication

25 September 2012

Summary

BID's new summary of detainees' experiences with legal advice released, UNCHR issues detailed detention guidelines and calls on states to make better use of alternatives

Immigration detention: Not a peripheral issue, but the condensed essence of immigration control

Blog post

Date of publication

24 September 2012

Written by

Don Flynn, Migrants' Rights Network

Children seeking safety in UK face damaging culture of doubt

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Date of publication

21 September 2012

Summary

New Children’s Society report finds many of UKBA’s practices fail to take into account the needs of asylum-seeking children fleeing war, turmoil and violence