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Bar Standards Board publishes professional guidance on instructing immigration barristers

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Date of publication

18 October 2018

Summary

Guidance aims to ensure effective communication between immigration advisors and barristers

Split Court of Appeal rules detention of asylum seekers unlawful

Blog post

Date of publication

18 October 2018

Written by

Rajkiran Barhey, UK Human Rights Blog

Home Office agrees to investigation into abuse at Brook House as the Guardian runs a major series of articles on immigration detention

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Date of publication

16 October 2018

Summary

Prisons and Probation Ombudsman to investigate abuse exposed in undercover BBC Panorama programme

Open minds are needed to improve the protection of LGBTI asylum seekers in Europe

Blog post

Date of publication

12 October 2018

Written by

Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe

New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules includes EU Settlement Scheme and Calais leave changes

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Date of publication

11 October 2018

Summary

Immigration minister Caroline Nokes announces the latest changes to the Immigration Rules

Government announces plans to double cost of immigration health surcharge

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Date of publication

11 October 2018

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Annual charge to access NHS to be increased from £200 to £400, and from £150 to £300 for students

Law Society says fast-tracked immigration appeals present grave obstacles to fairness and undermine the rule of law

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Date of publication

10 October 2018

Summary

Response to Tribunal consultation says 25 or 28 day timescale is insufficient for representatives

Refugee Action calls for support for campaign to allow asylum seekers to work

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Date of publication

10 October 2018

Summary

Petition asks the Home Secretary to grant the right to work in the UK for people seeking refugee status

Court of Appeal rules asylum seekers cannot be held indefinitely pending return under Dublin III Regulation

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Date of publication

05 October 2018

Summary

Dublin III requires states to objectively establish a 'significant risk of absconding' to allow detention

Court of Appeal rules 'patently inadequate' reasons given to refused child refugees was unlawful

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Date of publication

03 October 2018

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Help Refugees: Children rejected under Dubs Amendment had 'no real prospect' of challenging refusal

Home Secretary and Prime Minister say freedom of movement will end and post-Brexit immigration system will be based on skills

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Date of publication

02 October 2018

Summary

Sajid Javid outlines immigration plans at Conservative conference

Human trafficking: is our system for combating it fit for purpose?

Blog post

Date of publication

02 October 2018

Written by

Alasdair Henderson, UK Human Rights Blog

NGOs highlight asylum-seeker and migrant poverty in submissions to UN Special Rapporteur

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Date of publication

02 October 2018

Summary

United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights to visit UK in November

The Independent: Increase in Home Office delays in deciding settlement visas despite falling applications

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Date of publication

01 October 2018

Summary

Freedom of information request finds over 10% of applicants wait for more than six months for decision

Government agrees principles of post-Brexit immigration system during Monday Cabinet meeting

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Date of publication

26 September 2018

Summary

Cabinet agrees that EU nationals will face same immigration rules as people from the rest of the world