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Home Office suspends policy of moving people to 10-year route to settlement if they make a change of conditions application to receive public funds

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Date of publication

17 February 2022

Summary

Kevin Foster MP confirms suspension of policy in Parliamentary answer

Together With Refugees coalition estimates implementing the Nationality and Borders Bill could cost £2.7 billion a year

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Date of publication

14 February 2022

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Coalition calculates Bill would be almost double current cost of asylum system

Report calls for secure reporting mechanisms to enable migrants to report crime without fearing consequences over insecure immigration status

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Date of publication

10 February 2022

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Guide for police and labour inspectors published by Focus on Labour Exploitation and Latin American Women’s Rights Service

Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) issues new guidance note on anonymity orders and hearings in private

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Date of publication

08 February 2022

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Mr Justice Lane's new guidance replaces 2013's guidance note on anonymity orders

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

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Date of publication

07 February 2022

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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

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

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Date of publication

02 February 2022

Summary

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

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

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Date of publication

02 February 2022

Summary

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

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

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Date of publication

31 January 2022

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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

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Date of publication

27 January 2022

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

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

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Date of publication

24 January 2022

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

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

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Date of publication

24 January 2022

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

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

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Date of publication

21 January 2022

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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

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Date of publication

19 January 2022

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

Ghana completely rejects claims that it would be willing to receive asylum seekers from the UK for offshore processing

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Date of publication

18 January 2022

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Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says media reports are untrue

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

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Date of publication

18 January 2022

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