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Ombudsman upholds more complaints against Home Office than any other government department

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Date of publication

21 December 2016

Summary

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman upheld 75% of complaints about the Home Office in 2015-16

Case Comment: MP (Sri Lanka) v SSHD [2016] UKSC 32

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Date of publication

20 December 2016

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UK Supreme Court Blog

Pro bono charity records 45% increase in enquiries relating to asylum and immigration law

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Date of publication

20 December 2016

Summary

New report by LawWorks, the solicitors' national pro bono charity, finds a growing demand for free legal advice

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration examines Home Office's tackling of sham marriages

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Date of publication

16 December 2016

Summary

New inspection report finds initial implementation of the Immigration Act 2014's provisions for tackling sham marriage was problematic

Supreme Court finds no extension for LTR applications not made validly in accordance with the rules

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Date of publication

14 December 2016

Summary

Court hands down judgment in R (on the application of Mirza/Iqbal/Ehsan) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2016] UKSC 63

BID finds nearly half of immigration detainees have no legal representation

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Date of publication

12 December 2016

Summary

Bail for Immigration Detainees says it is completely unacceptable for anybody held in detention not to have access to legal advice

Solicitors Regulation Authority reviews asylum law firms, finds "broadly positive" picture

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Date of publication

09 December 2016

Summary

SRA releases findings into 52 firms with the highest turnover of immigration work, issues guidance note in relation to judicial reviews

New UNHCR guidelines on claims for refugee status related to situations of armed conflict and violence

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Date of publication

06 December 2016

Summary

UNHCR's protection chief says 1951 Convention remains "as relevant today as it was at the time" as new guidelines released

Government publishes Casey review into social integration in Great Britain

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Date of publication

05 December 2016

Summary

Major new report says social integration in the UK has not kept up with immigration, finds worrying segregation and social exclusion

ONS: Net migration remains at near-record levels as EU immigration hits new high

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Date of publication

01 December 2016

Summary

Office for National Statistics says 284,000 EU citizens immigrated to the UK, the highest estimate recorded

New report examines the experiences of women with insecure immigration status who suffer gender based violence

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Date of publication

01 December 2016

Summary

Safety4Sisters says vulnerable migrant women are being denied their right to safety

Law Society warns proposals for new fast track appeals process put more onus on speed than justice

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Date of publication

29 November 2016

Summary

Law Society says Government's proposed timetable provides insufficient time for effective representation

Government reverses immigration tribunal fee increases

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Date of publication

25 November 2016

Summary

Immigration and asylum tribunal fees revert back to previous levels as Government says it will take stock and review

Report finds alarming number of trafficked and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children go missing from care

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Date of publication

23 November 2016

Summary

ECPAT UK and Missing People find an alarming trend of vulnerable children disappearing from UK care

Ordinary family ties won't stop deportation of "foreign criminals", finds Court of Appeal

Blog post

Date of publication

22 November 2016

Written by

Richard O’Dair, Law mostly