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UK and France agree to joint measures to tackle migrants seeking to cross the Channel from Calais

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Date of publication

22 September 2014

Summary

Britain to contribute £12m to improve security at Calais to reduce irregular migration

UNHCR, IOM raise alarm over the growing numbers of migrants dying in the Mediterranean

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Date of publication

17 September 2014

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IOM's Director General says the numbers dying off Europe's coasts are shocking and unacceptable, UNHCR calls it an escalating crisis

Bail for Immigration Detainees report examines the hidden use of prisons for immigration detention

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Date of publication

15 September 2014

Summary

BID says over 1,000 are held in prison for the purposes of immigration detention and are entirely absent from published Home Office statistics

Asylum Information Database (AIDA) publishes annual report on asylum in the EU

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Date of publication

12 September 2014

Summary

AIDA's annual report says there is an urgent need to make it possible for refugees to reach Europe in a safe and legal manner

Changes to immigration and nationality fees

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Date of publication

10 September 2014

Summary

Immigration Minister announces some changes to immigration fees, including the introduction of a new £80 'administrative review' fee

BID publishes latest Home Office guidance on travel document timescales

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Date of publication

08 September 2014

Summary

Home Office guidance on country travel document requirements released following Bail for Immigration Detainees freedom of information request

Trial for landlords to check immigration status of tenants to begin in West Midlands in December

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Date of publication

03 September 2014

Summary

James Brokenshire announces trial scheme to begin in the areas of Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall and Sandwell

Net migration to the UK up 39% in year ending March 2014

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Date of publication

03 September 2014

Summary

Latest ONS migration statistics report shows net migration to the UK was 243,000 for year to March 2014, up from 175,000

House of Commons Library publishes report on measures to limit migrants' access to benefits

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Date of publication

01 September 2014

Summary

House of Commons Library examines measures introduced by the Government to restrict benefits to EEA nationals

British Red Cross: Refugees face destitution when moving from asylum to mainstream support

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Date of publication

28 August 2014

Summary

British Red Cross report finds new refugees are falling destitute as they are not given enough time or support to sort out vital paperwork

Medical Justice concerned by "biased and unjust" complaints process for immigration detainees

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Date of publication

27 August 2014

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New report says complaints procedure in UK immigration detention centres is unjust and calls for increased transparency and scrutiny

British Future, Lord Heseltine call for international students to be removed from net migration targets

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Date of publication

26 August 2014

Summary

Thinktanks says research shows a majority of the public believe the government should not reduce international student numbers

Scottish Refugee Council finds asylum seekers face serious and widespread housing problems

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Date of publication

20 August 2014

Summary

New report identifies widespread problems with the quality of accommodation provided to people seeking asylum in Scotland

Home Office ordered to pay over £200 million over failed e-Borders programme

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Date of publication

18 August 2014

Summary

Government issues statement after Tribunal awards Raytheon damages following the termination of e-Borders contract

Lord Neuberger: UK judges too ready to follow European Court of Human Rights decisions

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Date of publication

12 August 2014

Summary

President of the Supreme Court speaks on the role of judges in human rights jurisprudence and questions pre-eminence of Strasbourg rulings