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Asylum applications in UK in 2021 at highest level since 2003, backlog of claims awaiting a decision at record high of over 100,000 people

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Date of publication

24 February 2022

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63% increase in asylum applications in 2021, 60% in asylum backlog

Home Secretary: Closed Tier 1 Investor visa scheme to be replaced by changes to existing Innovator route this Autumn

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Date of publication

22 February 2022

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Priti Patel outlines future plans for investment-related migration in written statement to Parliament

Thousands of non-British children in care across England face potential immigration problems and require specialist legal advice

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Date of publication

22 February 2022

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New report by Coram Children's Legal Centre and South London Refugee Association

President of the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration And Asylum Chamber) issues new guidance on taking oral evidence from abroad

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Date of publication

18 February 2022

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New guidance follows the decision in Agbabiaka (evidence from abroad; Nare guidance) [2021] UKUT 00286 (IAC)

Tier 1 Investor route closed with immediate effect following concerns over abuse of visa scheme by criminal groups

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Date of publication

17 February 2022

Summary

Home Secretary takes to Twitter to announce closure of Tier 1 Investor visa

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

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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

Summary

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

Summary

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