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NCA: Highly likely that threat from organised immigration crime has increased in 2024

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Date of publication

16 August 2024

Summary

National Crime Agency's annual assessment notes Channel crossings decreased 36% in 2023 but number of persons per boat increased

House of Commons Library updates its briefing on the immigration health surcharge

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Date of publication

13 August 2024

Summary

Cost of surcharge rose from £624 to £1,035 for adults and from £470 to £776 for children and students on 6 February

Government could save billions by investing in free specialist legal advice for all areas of law, including immigration

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Date of publication

12 August 2024

Summary

Report commissioned by Access to Justice Foundation and Bar Council says funding early advice saves time and money in the long term

BRP holders should now take action to create a UKVI account to access their eVisa

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Date of publication

07 August 2024

Summary

Home Office says biometric residence permit holders no longer need an invitation to create a UKVI account

Report calls for improved data collection to better understand value for money of immigration legal aid cuts

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Date of publication

05 August 2024

Summary

Public Law Project says need for evidence to demonstrate full costs of LASPO Act is "embarrassingly urgent"

Deportation and removal of foreign national offenders examined in updated House of Commons Library report

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Date of publication

02 August 2024

Summary

Report explores Government's power and duty to deport, appeals against deportation, and numbers that are being deported

Solicitors Regulation Authority urges all firms delivering asylum legal services to read new thematic review

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Date of publication

31 July 2024

Summary

Comprehensive new review of sample of 25 firms finds general good practice and areas for improvement

Home Secretary says no reversal of Tory policies to reduce net migration, but spouse visa increase postponed pending MAC review

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Date of publication

30 July 2024

Summary

Yvette Cooper commissions Migration Advisory Committee to review minimum income requirement and review IT and engineering's over-reliance on international recruitment

Afghan families separated during 2021 military evacuation of Kabul can now apply to be reunited in the UK

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Date of publication

30 July 2024

Summary

Government announces opening of Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 1 Stage 2: Separated Families

Report details challenges of 28-day ‘move-on’ period for newly-recognised refugees in Oxford

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Date of publication

30 July 2024

Summary

Asylum Welcome and of SOAS University of London find an alarming proportion of new refugees experience homelessness

Asylum seekers’ right to work explained in newly updated House of Commons Library briefing

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Date of publication

26 July 2024

Summary

Report examines policy preventing asylum seekers from working unless they have been waiting over 12 months for a decision

New judicial Bench Book gives guidance to ensure courts and tribunals are fair for all, including migrants and asylum seekers

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Date of publication

26 July 2024

Summary

Judicial College publishes updated Equal Treatment Bench Book to inform, assist and guide judges on principles of fair treatment and equality

Easy-to-understand overview of the Immigration Rules published by House of Commons Library

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Date of publication

25 July 2024

Summary

New research briefing provides basic explanation of the Rules, the procedure for changes, and scrutiny of the changes

European Commission takes next steps over UK’s failure to comply with free movement law for EU citizens

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Date of publication

25 July 2024

Summary

UK given two months to respond to accusations of continued free movement failures before possible court action

Home Secretary delivers asylum update to Parliament, announcing end of retrospective nature of ‘unworkable’ Illegal Migration Act

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Date of publication

22 July 2024

Summary

Yvette Cooper outlines steps Labour government will take to restore order to asylum system