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Home Affairs Select Committee publishes latest report on the work of the Immigration Directorates

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Date of publication

02 November 2015

Summary

Report raises concerns over backlog of cases and the continued detention of children

New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules published

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Date of publication

29 October 2015

Summary

HC535 makes a number of changes to asylum, settlement, family/private life, Tiers 1, 2 and 5 of points-based system

Medical Justice: Segregation being misused in immigration removal centres across the UK

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Date of publication

29 October 2015

Summary

Report finds segregation used a form of punishment for immigration detainees, and to manage detainees with mental health disorders

Transparency International raises corruption concerns over Tier 1 Investor visas

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Date of publication

22 October 2015

Summary

New report says Russian and Chinese Tier 1 investors highly likely to have laundered corrupt wealth into the UK

Immigration Act 2014's 'Right to Rent' scheme to be introduced across England in February 2016

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Date of publication

20 October 2015

Summary

Immigration Minister James Brokenshire announces 'Right to Rent' will apply to whole of England from 1 February 2016

Government announces new Tech Nation Visa Scheme to make it easier to hire foreign IT specialists

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Date of publication

19 October 2015

Summary

Government to relax the visa system for technology specialists amid a skills shortage

Supreme Court allows appeal against visa extension refusal

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Date of publication

14 October 2015

Summary

Court rules Home Office acted unlawfully in refusing visa extension without following process instruction on evidential flexibility

Home Office wins key legal challenge on "deport first, appeal later" policy

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Date of publication

14 October 2015

Summary

Lord Justice Richards rules foreign criminal offenders can be deported before their article 8 appeal rights are exhausted

Law Society Gazette: Immigration appeals delayed for months as courts struggle with workload

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Date of publication

13 October 2015

Summary

Hearings delayed up to nine months as 'current flow' of appeals pushes listings back

Home Office to review policy of detaining pregnant women after groundbreaking legal challenge

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Date of publication

08 October 2015

Summary

Home Office accepts that pregnant asylum seeker was unlawfully arrested and detained at Yarl's Wood

GOV.UK publishes new-look Immigration Rules in HTML format

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Date of publication

06 October 2015

Summary

The current Immigration Rules are now in HTML rather than PDF format on GOV.UK to aid ease of access and navigation

Home Secretary uses Conservative Party conference speech to warn UK needs to have an immigration limit

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Date of publication

06 October 2015

Summary

Theresa May warns that current levels of net migration are unsustainable, announces new plan for the UK's asylum system

UK asylum applications hit six-year high in July

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Date of publication

01 October 2015

Summary

Over 4,300 aslylum claims lodged in July, highest since 2009, but figures remain modest compared to highest in EU

Brighton University report says asylum process is contrary to the best interests of unaccompanied children

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Date of publication

28 September 2015

Summary

New report examines the best interests of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK through their own experiences

House of Commons Library publishes updated briefing on duty of landlords to carry out immigration checks

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Date of publication

24 September 2015

Summary

Updated briefing on Immigration Act 2014's 'Right to Rent' scheme as Immigration Bill 2015-2016 proposes new criminal sanctions