Search

Government expected to scrap £30,000 minimum salary threshold under new post-Brexit immigration system

Latest news

Date of publication

23 January 2020

Summary

Salary to form just one element of the Government's Australian-style points-based system

Immigration and Article 8: what did we learn in 2019?

Blog post

Date of publication

22 January 2020

Written by

Michael Spencer, UK Human Rights Blog

The Updated Home Office Policy for DNA Testing - How best to navigate the process

Blog post

Date of publication

21 January 2020

Written by

Nicky Harding, DNA Legal

University of Wolverhampton and Mayor of London report examines the struggle of children and young people without secure immigration status

Latest news

Date of publication

20 January 2020

Summary

An estimated 133,000 undocumented children and young people in the capital face barriers to participating in daily life

Law Commission report recommends a complete overhaul of overly complex and unworkable Immigration Rules

Latest news

Date of publication

14 January 2020

Summary

Report following consultation recommends how the Rules can be made simpler and more accessible to the user

Occupational health and safety for migrant workers

Blog post

Date of publication

13 January 2020

Written by

Peter Watson, Watson & Watson

New report by Amnesty UK, Refugee Council and Save the Children finds UK policy on refugee family reunion is damaging the lives of children

Latest news

Date of publication

13 January 2020

Summary

Groups accuse the Government of deliberately pursuing policies that keep child refugees away from their families

Rights group calls for British and French governments to fully respect the rights of asylum seekers as 2019 sees large increase in Channel crossings

Latest news

Date of publication

09 January 2020

Summary

Numbers arriving in Britain in small boats rose more than sixfold last year

The public interest in deportation has ‘a moveable rather than fixed quality’ holds Court of Appeal

Blog post

Date of publication

06 January 2020

Written by

Asad Ali Khan

House of Commons Library publishes updated briefing paper on the deportation of foreign national offenders

Latest news

Date of publication

06 January 2020

Summary

Useful overview of the Home Secretary's powers to deport foreign criminals from the UK

The Independent: Women Against Rape finds many asylum seekers do not report rape due to Home Office culture of disbelief

Latest news

Date of publication

02 January 2020

Summary

Only one-third of asylum seekers in study reported rape, those who do report it face "hostility, stigma and discrimination"