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Legal challenge over lawfulness of policy of relocating asylum seekers to Rwanda goes to Court of Appeal

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Date of publication

16 January 2023

Summary

High Court grants individual claimants and Asylum Aid permission to appeal December's ruling

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration finds process for identifying vulnerable adults at risk in immigration detention is ineffective

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Date of publication

16 January 2023

Summary

David Neal publishes final 'adults at risk' inspection as Home Secretary cancels the annual report

Independent scientific committee advising Home Office on methods for assessing age of asylum seekers recommends X-rays are limited and eventually eradicated in favour of MRI

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Date of publication

11 January 2023

Summary

Report of the interim Age Estimation Science Advisory Committee is published

Comprehensive new review of civil legal aid announced, including immigration, but practitioner organisations warn timetable is too slow and action is needed now

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Date of publication

10 January 2023

Summary

Tender for external analysis will be issued this month, final report expected next year

Research by the University of Hertfordshire for The Food Foundation highlights how migrants with no recourse to public funds are unable to afford a healthy diet

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Date of publication

09 January 2023

Summary

Two recent reports find NRPF leads to protracted chronic food insecurity

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration examines immigration routes for agricultural workers

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Date of publication

05 January 2023

Summary

Inspection report considers effectiveness of Seasonal Worker and Skilled Worker visa routes for agriculture

A thorough vindication or a damning indictment? Reaction to the High Court’s ruling on the Rwanda asylum policy and what might come next

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Date of publication

02 January 2023

Summary

A roundup of NGO, political and legal reaction to December's decision on the legality of relocating asylum seekers

Social Market Foundation: UK may be entering a new era of high immigration; Institute for Public Policy Research: Public opinion has warmed to immigration in recent years

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Date of publication

29 December 2022

Summary

Think tanks publish reports on changes in the UK's immigration landscape

High Court finds Home Secretary acted unlawfully by failing to review and increase rate of asylum support during cost of living crisis

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Date of publication

21 December 2022

Summary

Home Secretary failed to act on advice that £40.85 per week is no longer sufficient to meet basic living needs

House of Commons Library publishes updated research briefing on UK’s migration and economic development partnership with Rwanda

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Date of publication

20 December 2022

Summary

Full text of briefing on partnership under which UK seeks to transfer asylum seekers

High Court rules policy of relocating asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful, but Home Secretary must consider properly the circumstances of each individual case

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Date of publication

19 December 2022

Summary

Lengthy judgment handed down today on the Government's controversial Rwanda policy

Domestic Abuse Commissioner sets out ways to better support survivors of domestic abuse with insecure immigration status and no recourse to public funds

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Date of publication

19 December 2022

Summary

New report offers concrete solutions to problems identified in last year's 'Safety Before Status' report

President of British Medical Association says medical professionals must speak out against cruel, inhumane and unconscionable policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda

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Date of publication

16 December 2022

Summary

Martin McKee warns policy risks exacerbating mental health conditions and threatens health and dignity

Academic report details how University of Sussex’s Migration Law Clinic was set up to help combat severe lack of legal aid for immigration and asylum in Brighton and Hove

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Date of publication

14 December 2022

Summary

Only one legal aid provider in whole of East and West Sussex with limited capacity

Prime Minister announces wide range of new measures to tackle ‘illegal migration’ and the growing backlog of asylum claims

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Date of publication

13 December 2022

Summary

Sunak says global asylum framework has become obsolete