The Supreme Court prioritises substance over form in protecting the welfare of children in an immigration context
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Annual tribunals’ review highlights 53% increase in workload of First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
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Senior President of Tribunals, Sir Keith Lindblom, releases his 2024 annual report describing a busy year for the tribunals
Urgent immigration reform needed to protect migrant workers in the care sector, Work Rights Centre says
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New report details acute pressures facing migrant care and explains why Health and Care Worker visa makes matters worse
Helpful guide published to accompany new Practice Direction of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
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Guide intended to help lawyers, parties, judges and all other users in the IAC to understand the process involved in appeals
Jo Wilding continues to chronicle growing deficit in immigration and asylum legal aid, calls for a ‘demarketised’ system
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Former Garden Court barrister finds 57% of asylum applicants in England and Wales are now unable to secure legal aid representation
New report concludes UK asylum system deepens trauma for women survivors of sexual violence and abuse
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Rape Crisis England & Wales and Imkaan highlight how women do not feel safe when seeking asylum
Paddington gets a British passport – but the Home Office treats real refugees very differently
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Katie Tonkiss, Aston University, via The Conversation
Afghan Pro Bono Initiative finds UK’s resettlement schemes still plagued by delays and inconsistent decision-making
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New report provides detailed overview of developments in immigration routes and resettlement schemes for Afghan refugees
Notice for EIN members: Changes to bundle functionality in response to new Tribunal requirements
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Information on new features and functions to help our members meet the new bundle rules
Significant changes in new First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) practice direction
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Bundle page limits introduced for appeal skeleton arguments, expert reports, and background country information
Small Boats, Border Incredulity, and the Hostile Environment in Britain, 1967–1978
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Rob Waters, Queen Mary University of London. Originally published in History Workshop Journal
New NAO overview shows Home Office total spending on asylum and migration for 2023-24
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£4.7 billion spent on asylum support in 2023-24, representing less than 0.5% of all government spending
Immigration inspector highlights numerous concerns over use of contingency asylum accommodation
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Inspection finds poor quality data collection, insufficient stakeholder engagement, and limited communication with asylum seekers
Council of Europe anti-racism body calls on UK to extend 28-day move-on period for new refugees as a priority
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European Commission against Racism and Intolerance publishes monitoring report, makes move-on extension a priority recommendation
Home Secretary announces new Windrush Commissioner and re-establishment of Home Office’s Windrush Unit
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Yvette Cooper says new government initiatives to deliver Windrush justice must drive enduring change that matters