Avoiding “chaos and confusion in the courtroom” with a well-organised bundle
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Scottish Refugee Council finds asylum seekers face serious and widespread housing problems
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New report identifies widespread problems with the quality of accommodation provided to people seeking asylum in Scotland
Home Office ordered to pay over £200 million over failed e-Borders programme
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Government issues statement after Tribunal awards Raytheon damages following the termination of e-Borders contract
Lord Neuberger: UK judges too ready to follow European Court of Human Rights decisions
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President of the Supreme Court speaks on the role of judges in human rights jurisprudence and questions pre-eminence of Strasbourg rulings
Home Office says asylum support rates will not change following High Court challenge
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Refugee Action says no change to asylum support rates after Government review ordered by High Court
Children's Society reveals UK asylum support is pushing children into poverty
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Report says asylum seeking families pushed below poverty threshold as Government asylum support reassessment deadline looms after court ruling
Abysmal asylum support rates are hampering torture survivors' recovery from trauma
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Andy Keefe, Freedom from Torture
Nick Clegg delivers major speech on immigration
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Full text of Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg's speech on immigration
Refugee Studies Centre examines how the court process contributes to a 'culture of disbelief' in the UK asylum system
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Report looks at how factors such as the performance of judge and representatives and the presentation of evidence contribute to a 'culture of disbelief'
Cameron reaffirms Government's tough stance on immigration
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Writing in the Telegraph, David Cameron announces further measures to curb immigration including EU benefits restrictions
Red Cross: Azure payment card does not allow refused asylum seekers to meet basic needs
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New report finds Azure cashless system creates unnecessary suffering for asylum seekers who are already in desperate situations
Locked up and shipped out: Fast track asylum
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Faraz S
Migration Observatory briefing examines asylum applications to the UK from 1987 to 2013
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New briefing sets out key facts and figures relating to the number of asylum seekers applying to stay in the UK
National Audit Office concerned by backlogs and IT systems at Home Office immigration directorates
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New NAO report examines performance of directorates that replaced the former UK Border Agency in March 2013
Minimum income rules for immigrants do not breach human rights – Appeal Court
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Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog