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Tier 1 Investor route closed with immediate effect following concerns over abuse of visa scheme by criminal groups

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Date of publication

17 February 2022

Summary

Home Secretary takes to Twitter to announce closure of Tier 1 Investor visa

Home Office suspends policy of moving people to 10-year route to settlement if they make a change of conditions application to receive public funds

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Date of publication

17 February 2022

Summary

Kevin Foster MP confirms suspension of policy in Parliamentary answer

Together With Refugees coalition estimates implementing the Nationality and Borders Bill could cost £2.7 billion a year

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Date of publication

14 February 2022

Summary

Coalition calculates Bill would be almost double current cost of asylum system

In Democracy We Trust? [Excerpt on the Nationality and Borders Bill]

Blog post

Date of publication

14 February 2022

Written by

Sir John Major

Report calls for secure reporting mechanisms to enable migrants to report crime without fearing consequences over insecure immigration status

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Date of publication

10 February 2022

Summary

Guide for police and labour inspectors published by Focus on Labour Exploitation and Latin American Women’s Rights Service

Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) issues new guidance note on anonymity orders and hearings in private

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Date of publication

08 February 2022

Summary

Mr Justice Lane's new guidance replaces 2013's guidance note on anonymity orders

Significant new Court of Appeal judgment and two recent reports on the subject of victims of trafficking and modern slavery

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Date of publication

07 February 2022

Summary

Court of Appeal's guidance resets law on victims of trafficking; new reports by Modern Slavery Policy Unit and University of Nottingham's Rights Lab

Latest News on The EU Settlement Scheme for 2022

Blog post

Date of publication

03 February 2022

Written by

Reiss Edwards

Supreme Court rules £1,012 Home Office fee for a child to be registered as a British citizen is lawful

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Date of publication

02 February 2022

Summary

Court finds appropriateness of imposing a fee is a question of political policy and not a matter for judges

ILPA and Women for Refugee Women: ‘Well-founded fear’ clause of Nationality and Border Bill reverses 20 years of settled UK case law

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Date of publication

02 February 2022

Summary

Briefing for House of Lords outlines concerns over changes made by Clause 31 of Bill

The cost of sponsoring a care worker in the UK

Blog post

Date of publication

31 January 2022

Written by

Helena Sheizon, Kadmos Consultants

Evaluation report finds supporting asylum seekers in the community is more humane and less costly than detention centres

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Date of publication

31 January 2022

Summary

UNHCR publishes evaluation of Action Access pilot for female asylum seekers who would otherwise be detained in Yarl's Wood

British Red Cross and VOICES Network take a comprehensive look at women’s experiences of seeking asylum in the UK

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Date of publication

27 January 2022

Summary

50-page report finds asylum system is not sensitive to gender and does not provide the support women need

How will the right to work in the UK change in 2022?

Blog post

Date of publication

25 January 2022

Written by

Chander Bagga, Valens Solicitors

Akinsanya judgment in Court of Appeal: Home Secretary must re-think EUSS rules for Zambrano carers

Blog post

Date of publication

25 January 2022

Written by

Hackney Community Law Centre, Simon Cox and Michael Spencer