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Prime Minister’s speech on immigration
10 October 2011: A full transcript of Prime Minister David Cameron's speech on immigration
Announcements at the Tory Party Conference on foreign criminals and benefits for EU migrants
4 October 2011: Home Secretary announces a change in law at the Tory Party Conference today preventing foreign criminals to challenge their deportation on Article 8 ECHR grounds and the Work and Pensions Secretary says no to equal benefits to EU Migrants. 
Police investigation is launched into assault on a failed asylum seeker during removal process
3 October 2011: A failed asylum seeker was allegedly assaulted by escorts in front of her three young children whilst being removed from the UK.
One week to go on family consultation
29 September 2011: Home Office public consultation on reforms to family migration to close October 6th
Schengen: EU Commission proposes a European approach to better protect citizens' free movement
16 September 2011: The European Commission says new proposals aim to put in place a more efficient and EU-based approach to Schengen cooperation
Recommended changes to the Shortage Occupation List
12 September 2011: The Migration Advisory Committee recommends 29 jobs to be removed from the Shortage Occupation List
Policy statement on Article 1F of the Refugee Convention: restricted discretionary leave
2 September 2011: The UKBA has issued a new "restricted leave policy" for all cases excluded from the protection of the Refugee Convention by virtue of Article 1F but who cannot be immediately removed from the UK due to Article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
Over 7,000 certificates of sponsorship available to employers as supply exceeds demand
30 August 2011: Supply of Tier 2 certificates of sponsorship again exceeds demand in August, meaning some 7,723 certificates are available in September
Left Foot Forward: "Asylum system a long way from crisis"
25 August 2011: Following Migration Watch's report calling the asylum system a "shambles", the IPPR's Matt Cavanagh says asylum trends across Europe are broadly stable and not particularly high by historical standards
ILPA: New Refugee Children's Project training courses
22 August 2011: Full details of ILPA's forthcoming Refugee Children's Project free training courses
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Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals, 2015 Edition
The current electronic version of the BPG by Mark Henderson and Alison Pickup freely available on EIN

Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals, 2003 Edition
The original 2003 version of the BPG by Mark Henderson [PDF file, 3.16MB]

The financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas
House of Commons Library report on the minimum income threshold in the Immigration Rules, February 2017

ILPA + EIN Directory of experts
The ILPA Directory of Experts on Countries of Origin on the EIN public site

Case Management Review Hearings Template
Free PDF format pro forma template provided by HJT Training

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