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Interpreting and translation services and Applied Language Solutions contract

06 February 2013
Commons Justice Commitee releases report on the outsourcing of court interpreting and finds it to be "shambolic", with Capita-ALS failing to deliver on many aspects

Woeful asylum support pushes children and families into destitution

30 January 2013
Children's Society says alarmingly low levels of support are forcing thousands of asylum seekers in the UK into severe poverty

UKBA: Changes to the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route

30 January 2013
UKBA press release on changes to the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route which take effect from 31 January

British culture and history at heart of new Life in the UK test

27 January 2013
Home Office press release on the publication of an updated Life in the UK test handbook ahead of the introduction of a new test in March

Decisions in Marriage Applications are Reasonable but Chief Inspector Raises Concerns About Backlogs and a Lack of Consideration of the Best Interests of Children

24 January 2013
A new report by the Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has found UKBA backlogs of over 16,000 cases

David Cameron pledges referendum on Britain's future in the European Union

23 January 2013
Prime Minister says the British people must "have their say" on Europe and pledges referendum by the end of 2017

PACE says Europe must help Turkey and Greece tackle irregular migration 'storm'

23 January 2013
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) report calls for drastic rethink of Europe's approach to sharing responsibility for irregular migrants

Following visit to Greece, PACE delegation urges greater European solidarity in handling flows of irregular migrants

17 January 2013
Jean-Claude Mignon urges greater European solidarity to help Greece deal with large numbers of irregular migrants and asylum seekers entering the country

Governments should act in the best interest of stateless children

15 January 2013
Human rights comment by the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights

UKBA: Changes in the assessment of good character in citizenship applications

09 January 2013
UKBA press release outlining changes made to the Nationality Instructions that affect anyone applying for citizenship after 13 December 2012

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