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Government considering withdrawing from the European Convention of Human Rights to deport Abu Qatada

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Date of publication

24 April 2013

Summary

Media says Prime Minister discussing option to leave ECHR in face of Qatada's "intolerable" continued presence in the UK

Grayling announces judicial review changes

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23 April 2013

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Justice Secretary announces quadrupling of some legal fees and tighter restrictions on time limits for judicial reviews

New Amnesty International report critical of UK asylum decision-making process

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Date of publication

19 April 2013

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Amnesty International and the Still Human Still Here coalition question why so many initial decisions to refuse asylum are being overturned by Immigration Judges

Human Rights Committee publishes report on Legislative Scrutiny update

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Date of publication

15 April 2013

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Joint Committee on Human Rights is critical of the lack of time for human rights scrutiny of Government legislation and calls for changes to improve the system

Foreign and Commonwealth Office releases 2012 human rights report

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Date of publication

15 April 2013

Summary

FCO's 2012 Report on Human Rights and Democracy released, 26 countries of concern from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe highlighted

Home Office: Statement of intent outlines new requirements for settlement and naturalisation

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Date of publication

09 April 2013

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Home Office publishes a new statement of intent outlining planned changes to requirements for those applying to settle in the UK or become naturalised as British citizens

Asylum Aid: Statelessness and a change to immigration rules

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Date of publication

08 April 2013

Summary

New Asylum Aid briefing published following the introduction of the Statelessness Determination Procedure

Inderpal Rahal Memorial Trust 2013

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Date of publication

08 April 2013

Summary

Details of the trust's award for 2013 for women who are from an immigrant or refugee background and who intend to practice or teach law in the UK

Legal aid changes come into effect

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Date of publication

02 April 2013

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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act comes into force and removes public funding from numerous areas of law, including immigration

UK Border Agency to be split up

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Date of publication

26 March 2013

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Theresa May announces that UKBA will be split in two and brought back under ministerial control

PM's speech signals tough new stance on immigration

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Date of publication

25 March 2013

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David Cameron makes major speech on immigration and says Labour created "soft touch" Britain

Backlogs continue to plague the Border Agency as it is found to have misled the Committee over the controlled archives

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Date of publication

25 March 2013

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The Home Affairs Committee says it has been supplied incorrect information by UKBA over the size of its asylum backlog

Clegg delivers major immigration speech

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Date of publication

22 March 2013

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Deputy Prime Minister makes first major speech on immigration and calls for migrants to pay "bail bonds" of at least £1,000

UNHCR: Asylum applications in industrialised countries rise eight percent

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Date of publication

21 March 2013

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UNHCR's Asylum Trends 2012 report finds asylum applications rise to their highest annual total since 2003

Immigration and asylum policy: Government plans and progress made

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Date of publication

19 March 2013

Summary

Updated House of Commons Library information note providing an overview of the Government's immigration and asylum policy priorities and its progress in implementing them