New Judgment: R (on the application of Majera (formerly SM (Rwanda)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
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Parliamentary commission publishes report following comprehensive inquiry into the condition of legal aid
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Westminster Commission on Legal Aid concludes that the system as it stands is not sufficient or sustainable
British Red Cross and Refugee Survival Trust report considers destitution in the asylum system and how to prevent it
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In-depth research on destitution among asylum seekers in the UK, with a particular focus on Scotland
Upper Tribunal decides modified Paposhvili test applies to mental illness/risk of suicide cases
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Alice Muzira
Barristers say Nationality and Borders Bill is biggest legal assault on international refugee law ever seen in the UK
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Comprehensive joint legal opinion by Raza Husain QC and others commissioned by Freedom from Torture
New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules to tackle shortage of poultry workers and HGV drivers
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Short new statement of changes to implement widely reported short-term visas for seasonal workers
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees releases its full legal opinion on the UK's Nationality and Borders Bill
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UNHCR details its key concerns with the Bill in comprehensive 72-page document
International Commission of Jurists publishes new set of training materials for lawyers and judges on access to justice for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees
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Five-part set covers: asylum procedures; detention; economic, social and cultural rights; right to family life; and migrant children
Crimes of Arrival in the Nationality and Borders Bill
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Adrian Berry, Cosmopolis
Home Secretary restates New Plan for Immigration aims in keynote conference speech
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Legal process and the number of asylum appeals draws criticism from Priti Patel
News reports that UK will open offshore asylum seeker processing centre in Albania are dismissed as ‘fake news’ and ‘absolutely untrue’
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Albanian government officials say today's report in The Sun is completely untrue
If my child is British, can I stay in the UK?
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Amar Ali, Reiss Edwards
Law Society highlights severe lack of legal aid providers across England and Wales, including for immigration and asylum
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Interactive map shows 63% live in region with no local immigration legal aid providers
Is ‘Operation Warm Welcome’ at odds with the government’s Nationality and Borders Bill?
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Siso Sibanda, 1 Absolute Advisor
Home Office recruiting hundreds more caseworkers as average time for initial decision on asylum application is now over a year
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Department aims to have 1,000 caseworkers in post by next April to tackle growing backlog