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Solicitors Regulation Authority urges all firms delivering asylum legal services to read new thematic review

31 July 2024
Comprehensive new review of sample of 25 firms finds general good practice and areas for improvement

Home Secretary says no reversal of Tory policies to reduce net migration, but spouse visa increase postponed pending MAC review

30 July 2024
Yvette Cooper commissions Migration Advisory Committee to review minimum income requirement and review IT and engineering's over-reliance on international recruitment

Afghan families separated during 2021 military evacuation of Kabul can now apply to be reunited in the UK

30 July 2024
Government announces opening of Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 1 Stage 2: Separated Families

Report details challenges of 28-day ‘move-on’ period for newly-recognised refugees in Oxford

30 July 2024
Asylum Welcome and of SOAS University of London find an alarming proportion of new refugees experience homelessness

Asylum seekers’ right to work explained in newly updated House of Commons Library briefing

26 July 2024
Report examines policy preventing asylum seekers from working unless they have been waiting over 12 months for a decision

New judicial Bench Book gives guidance to ensure courts and tribunals are fair for all, including migrants and asylum seekers

26 July 2024
Judicial College publishes updated Equal Treatment Bench Book to inform, assist and guide judges on principles of fair treatment and equality

Easy-to-understand overview of the Immigration Rules published by House of Commons Library

25 July 2024
New research briefing provides basic explanation of the Rules, the procedure for changes, and scrutiny of the changes

European Commission takes next steps over UK’s failure to comply with free movement law for EU citizens

25 July 2024
UK given two months to respond to accusations of continued free movement failures before possible court action

Home Secretary delivers asylum update to Parliament, announcing end of retrospective nature of ‘unworkable’ Illegal Migration Act

22 July 2024
Yvette Cooper outlines steps Labour government will take to restore order to asylum system

Prime Minister announces turning of the page on policy of higher and higher immigration at Skills England launch

22 July 2024
New body will work with Migration Advisory Committee to identify and address current and future skills gaps

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