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Law Society highlights severe lack of legal aid providers across England and Wales, including for immigration and asylum

Latest news

Date of publication

29 September 2021

Summary

Interactive map shows 63% live in region with no local immigration legal aid providers

Is ‘Operation Warm Welcome’ at odds with the government’s Nationality and Borders Bill?

Blog post

Date of publication

28 September 2021

Written by

Siso Sibanda, 1 Absolute Advisor

Home Office recruiting hundreds more caseworkers as average time for initial decision on asylum application is now over a year

Latest news

Date of publication

27 September 2021

Summary

Department aims to have 1,000 caseworkers in post by next April to tackle growing backlog

Senior President of Tribunals releases 2021 annual report; Sir Peter Lane and Judge Michael Clements review the year in the Immigration and Asylum Chambers

Latest news

Date of publication

23 September 2021

Summary

After a year dominated by Covid-19 pandemic, Tribunals forecast a return to something approaching normality

UNHCR says Nationality and Borders Bill would undermine established refugee protection rules and practices and would break international law

Latest news

Date of publication

23 September 2021

Summary

UNHCR outlines its concerns over the Bill in a new legal analysis

New Judgment: R (on the application of TN (Vietnam)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another [2021] UKSC 41

Blog post

Date of publication

22 September 2021

Written by

Matrix Legal Support Service, UK Supreme Court Blog

Comprehensive new report by Families Together and the University of Bedfordshire considers refugee family reunification in the UK

Latest news

Date of publication

22 September 2021

Summary

Extensive look at the legal framework relating to family reunification and its implementation in practice

Maternity Action documents numerous failings by NHS Trusts over the implementation of charging regulations and guidance for maternity care

Latest news

Date of publication

20 September 2021

Summary

New research report finds charging poses a significant risk to health and wellbeing of migrant women

Doctors of the World UK finds vulnerable migrants faced significant barriers accessing healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic

Latest news

Date of publication

15 September 2021

Summary

Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants reported higher levels of bad health and inadequate housing during pandemic

In the Footsteps of Sir Francis Drake: Home Office Plans for the Seas in the Nationality and Borders Bill

Blog post

Date of publication

15 September 2021

Written by

Adrian Berry, Cosmopolis

New book by Jo Wilding examines legal aid and the challenges for publicly funded immigration and asylum legal representation

Latest news

Date of publication

13 September 2021

Summary

Based on six years of empirical research, the book considers what has gone wrong in the legal aid market

Revival of section 3C leave approved by Court of Appeal

Blog post

Date of publication

13 September 2021

Written by

Asad Ali Khan

Wide-ranging new statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published

Latest news

Date of publication

10 September 2021

Summary

Latest statement makes 186 pages of changes, including Covid concessions and rebranding of Tier 5 to Temporary Work routes

APPG on Immigration Detention raises numerous concerns over use of former barracks as asylum accommodation, including inadequate access to legal advice

Latest news

Date of publication

09 September 2021

Summary

Interim report of inquiry into use of large-scale, institutional sites to house asylum seekers

New two-volume book on sexual orientation and gender identity asylum claims in Europe available as free download

Latest news

Date of publication

07 September 2021

Summary

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Claims of Asylum (SOGICA) project publishes Queering Asylum in Europe