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Sir John Thomas warns representatives who lodge "meritless" legal challenges against removals

15 November 2012
Senior judge says late, meritless applications are an intolerable waste of public money, and those who fail to follow procedural requirements face referral to the SRA

Summary to Assist the Media: Mohammed Othman (Abu Qatada) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

13 November 2012
Official court summary on the SIAC's decision to allowed Abu Qatada's appeal against the Home Secretary's decision to refuse to revoke the deportation order against him

Border Agency's backlog spiralling out of control say Home Affairs Committee

08 November 2012
Parliament's Home Affairs Committee finds that the UKBA backlog is growing at an alarming rate and is also concerned about the quality of decision making

Changes to the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006

07 November 2012
UKBA press release outlining changes to the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 from 8th November

Revised BID handbook on bail 'How to get out of detention' published

06 November 2012
Bail for Immigration Detainees' (BID) issues revised handbook on making bail applications

Call for newspapers to set the record straight on refugees and asylum seekers

31 October 2012
British Red Cross says more needs to be done to challenge unfair, inaccurate and negative newspaper coverage of refugees and asylum seekers

Reception conditions for asylum seekers: Better and more harmonised living standards and more effective rules for fighting abuse

25 October 2012
Council of the European Union adopts a political agreement on the directive laying down standards for the reception of asylum seekers

Legal Services Consumer Panel research raises concern over legal advice available in complex asylum process

19 October 2012
New research note finds processes for claiming asylum is "very complex" and there are some concerns about the quality of advice available to vulnerable asylum seekers

Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group publishes report on human trafficking

18 October 2012
Government report finds that the number of people being trafficked into the UK is rising

BBC News: UK using outdated random surveys to calculate migration figures

16 October 2012
BBC says the official migration figures are said by some experts to be based on not much more than guesswork

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