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All-Party Parliamentary Group on TOEIC concludes evidence used to accuse students of cheating was misleading and unsafe
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Report published following inquiry into TOEIC scandal which affected tens of thousands of students
Refugee Council and ASAP welcome significant improvements in new Home Office domestic violence guidance
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NGOs: significant step towards strengthening protection available to women seeking asylum at risk of domestic abuse
Unlawfully detained EU national gets damages after legal challenge blocks removal
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Ben Amunwa, Law mostly
Coalition of All-Party Parliamentary Groups publishes report on the difficulties and discrimination faced by African visa applicants
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Report examines reasons why Africans applying for a UK visa face a 27% refusal rate
Entrepreneurs Network finds foreign-born entrepreneurs are making a massive contribution to the UK
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New report calls for visa reforms so that UK remains open for entrepreneurial talent and investors
Women For Refugee Women says Chinese women trafficked to the UK are being routinely detained
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New report accuses Home Office of inflicting further harm and distress on trafficking victims
Law Society says contracted-out visa and immigration services undermine the rule of law and damage UK's reputation
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Law Society comments after Home Office's visa contractor Sopra Steria ends subcontract with BLS
Parliament's human rights committee says nationality law 'good character' test should not be applied to children
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Report finds children as young as ten being denied right to British citizenship
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration finds 2018-19 was "a particularly difficult year" for the Home Office
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David Bolt says his inspections for 2018-19 hampered by a lack of staff and Home Office focus on Windrush and Brexit
Home Office comes under fire as allegations of institutional racism surface
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Bethany Morris, Immigration Advice Service
Detention Action writes to Legal Aid Agency with serious concerns over the quality of legal advice available to immigration detainees
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Charity says 2018 changes have led to inadequate legal advice from inexperienced solicitors
Jesuit Refugee Service UK publishes report examining the impact of destitution and detention on asylum seekers
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Catholic charity finds the asylum system can dehumanise, erode and deny human dignity
Stranded Sri Lankan father wins on Article 8 in Court of Appeal
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Asad Ali Khan
Work and Pensions Committee criticises Government's "shameful" approach to 28-day move on period for new refugees
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Committee says the 28 day period isn’t long enough to access desperately needed support