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Children's Commissioner concerned family migration rules breach UN convention on rights of the child

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Date of publication

30 September 2013

Summary

Children's Commissioner for England writes to immigration minister Mark Harper with deep concerns that family migration rules fail to fulfil UK's obligations under UN Convention on the…

Tooks Chambers to close and re-open as a smaller, low-cost set in wake of legal aid cuts

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Date of publication

24 September 2013

Summary

Leading civil rights barristers' chambers to close, saying government policies are devastating the provision of legal services and threatening the rule of law

Labour outlines plans to curb non-European Union immigration

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Date of publication

23 September 2013

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Ed Miliband says curbing non-EU immigration to be Labour priority and large firms will be required to train a British apprentice for each non-EU worker they hire

Forced Migration Review: detention, alternatives to detention, and deportation

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Date of publication

20 September 2013

Summary

New edition of Forced Migration Review by the Refugee Studies Centre examines issues around the detention of migrants and asylum seekers

Decisions concerning migrant children must always be based on their best interests

Blog post

Date of publication

19 September 2013

Written by

Nils Muižnieks

Migration Observatory: New briefings and policy primers on migration to Scotland

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Date of publication

18 September 2013

Summary

Observatory's latest suite of work looks at Scotland and how international migration issues relate to independence debate

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