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Over 400,000 asylum application in the EU in the third quarter of 2015

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Date of publication

11 December 2015

Summary

Increase of more than 150% compared to corresponding period in 2014, UK applications increase by 32%

Applications for Tier 1 (Investor) visas see sharp drop in 2015

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Date of publication

09 December 2015

Summary

Investor visa applications decline by 83% in the first nine months of 2015 compared to 2014

High Court quashes decision to refuse citizenship to family of Islamist extremist

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Date of publication

07 December 2015

Summary

Mr Justice Ouseley finds Home Secretary acted irrationally in refusing naturalisation to deter extremism

Telegraph: Chancellor indicates students may be removed from net migration figures

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Date of publication

02 December 2015

Summary

Osborne says public do not back current definition of students as migrants

British Dental Association says x-rays should not be used to establish age of young asylum seekers

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Date of publication

01 December 2015

Summary

BDA vigorously opposes using dental X-rays to determine whether asylum seekers are 18

Net migration reaches new high, asylum increases 19%

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Date of publication

26 November 2015

Summary

ONS says net migration reached record 336,000 in the year ending June 2015

Court of Appeal rules legal aid residence test is lawful

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Date of publication

25 November 2015

Summary

Court finds residence test is not 'manifestly without reasonable foundation' and allows Lord Chancellor's appeal

HM Inspectorate of Prisons reports on immigration detainees in the prison system

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Date of publication

23 November 2015

Summary

Report recommends immigration detainees should only be held in prison in exceptional circumstances

Supreme Court dismisses challenge against English language requirements for spouses

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Date of publication

18 November 2015

Summary

Court finds that rule E-ECP 4.1/E-LTRP 4.1 not disproportionate in itself and does not infringe article 8

Law Centres Network report examines how to improve best interests of children in the asylum process

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Date of publication

16 November 2015

Summary

Report investigates both the circumstances and experiences of asylum-seeking children across England and Scotland

Supreme Court refuses Government permission to appeal over Detained Fast Track

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Date of publication

12 November 2015

Summary

Government has no further right of appeal over Court of Appeal July judgment finding DFT to be systemically unfair and unjust

Parliamentary Ombudsman criticises Home Office for delays and poor decisions in immigration cases

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Date of publication

10 November 2015

Summary

Watchdog says Home Office has more complaints upheld than any other government department

Toynbee Hall finds systemic failures in provision of immigration advice in East London

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Date of publication

10 November 2015

Summary

New report examines the quality of immigration advice available in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Sunday Times: British bill of rights to allow judges to ignore European Court of Human Rights rulings

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Date of publication

09 November 2015

Summary

Justice minister Michael Gove set to unveil plans to scrap the Human Rights Act

Court of Appeal rules Home Office acted unlawfully by detaining 16-year-old asylum seeker

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Date of publication

06 November 2015

Summary

New judgment sets clear guidelines and provides important clarification on detaining children whose age may be disputed