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Vince Cable attacks Conservatives over immigration

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Date of publication

16 September 2013

Summary

Business Secretary says Tories' immigration policies are sending out message Britain is "closed for business"

Immigration judicial reviews

Blog post

Date of publication

12 September 2013

Written by

Professor Robert Thomas, University of Manchester

Children trafficked to the UK are still at risk

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Date of publication

12 September 2013

Summary

New report by Refugee Council and Children's Society says more must be done to make sure trafficked children are made safe from further exploitation and abuse

Chief Inspector releases report examining Tier 1 of the Points Based System

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Date of publication

12 September 2013

Summary

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration's report looks at efficiency and effectiveness of the Home Office's handling of entrepreneur and investor applications

Commons to debate family migration rules

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Date of publication

09 September 2013

Summary

Media highlight negative effects of family migration rules, plus full text of comprehensive Commons Library briefing note on the subject

New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules

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Date of publication

06 September 2013

Summary

Immigration minister Mark Harper announces substantial new Statement of Changes

Justice Secretary announces some concessions made on legal aid reforms

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Date of publication

06 September 2013

Summary

Chris Grayling says government to proceed with most measures proposed in April, but a number of concessions have been made

MPs debate the Border Force in the wake of the National Audit Office report

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Date of publication

04 September 2013

Summary

Transcript of today's Commons debate on the Border Force with immigration minister Mark Harper speaking for the government

National Audit Office examines the work of the Border Force

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Date of publication

04 September 2013

Summary

NAO releases report on Border Force and finds success on passport checks and queues are at the cost of maintaining other aspects of border security

Who's the Expert? Challenge to Home Office use of language analysis to go to UK's Supreme Court

Blog post

Date of publication

02 September 2013

Written by

Sarah Craig, Glasgow Refugee Asylum and Migration Network (GRAMNet)

House of Commons Library: Organisational reforms to the immigration system since 2006

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Date of publication

02 September 2013

Summary

Updated Standard Note examines changes in the immigration system since 2006, including the abolition of the UK Border Agency

Public opinion and the politics of immigration

Blog post

Date of publication

01 September 2013

Written by

Lord Ashcroft, LordAshcroftPolls.com

Most immigration judicial review applications move to Upper Tribunal from November

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Date of publication

29 August 2013

Summary

Direction by the Lord Chief Justice transfers to the Tribunal certain immigration and asylum judicial reviews from the High Court from the 1st of November

Net migration rises in latest ONS quarterly report but 2012 shows decline compared to 2011

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Date of publication

29 August 2013

Summary

Office for National Statistics' latest quarterly report shows increase in net migration to the UK compared to May's report

BMA: Proposals to charge migrants for use of NHS are impractical, uneconomic and inefficient

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Date of publication

28 August 2013

Summary

British Medical Association warns government proposals to charge migrants for using NHS are unworkable and potentially damaging to the health service