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Collapse in new case referrals adds to woes for immigration and asylum legal aid providers in Wales

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Date of publication

01 February 2023

Summary

Comprehensive new report by Jo Wilding on adequacy and availability of immigration legal advice services in Wales

University College London researchers find hostile environment policies disrupt the delivery of maternity care for refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants

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Date of publication

30 January 2023

Summary

New academic report is the latest to document hostile environment harms

Updated House of Commons Library briefing on ‘safe and legal’ routes to the UK for refugees, asylum seekers and others seeking protection

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Date of publication

27 January 2023

Summary

Overview of existing routes, including refugee resettlement programmes, refugee family reunion, and bespoke routes for certain nationalities

Upper Tribunal tries and fails to understand the meaning of ‘durable partner’ in ‘barely comprehensible’ part of Appendix EU of the Immigration Rules

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Date of publication

24 January 2023

Summary

Paragraph (b)(ii)(bb)(aaa) of Annex 1 of Appendix EU leaves judges stumped

Immigration minister says Home Office aims to have 2,500 asylum caseworkers in place by August 2023

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Date of publication

23 January 2023

Summary

Large increase planned to tackle backlog, up from just 597 caseworkers in 2019-20

New analysis finds UK workforce has fallen by 330,000 or 1% as post-Brexit immigration system has reduced labour supply

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Date of publication

19 January 2023

Summary

UK in a Changing Europe publishes working paper by Professor Jonathan Portes and John Springford

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