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Scottish Refugee Council finds asylum seekers face serious and widespread housing problems

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Date of publication

20 August 2014

Summary

New report identifies widespread problems with the quality of accommodation provided to people seeking asylum in Scotland

Home Office ordered to pay over £200 million over failed e-Borders programme

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Date of publication

18 August 2014

Summary

Government issues statement after Tribunal awards Raytheon damages following the termination of e-Borders contract

Lord Neuberger: UK judges too ready to follow European Court of Human Rights decisions

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Date of publication

12 August 2014

Summary

President of the Supreme Court speaks on the role of judges in human rights jurisprudence and questions pre-eminence of Strasbourg rulings

Home Office says asylum support rates will not change following High Court challenge

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Date of publication

12 August 2014

Summary

Refugee Action says no change to asylum support rates after Government review ordered by High Court

Children's Society reveals UK asylum support is pushing children into poverty

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Date of publication

08 August 2014

Summary

Report says asylum seeking families pushed below poverty threshold as Government asylum support reassessment deadline looms after court ruling

Abysmal asylum support rates are hampering torture survivors' recovery from trauma

Blog post

Date of publication

07 August 2014

Written by

Andy Keefe, Freedom from Torture

Nick Clegg delivers major speech on immigration

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Date of publication

05 August 2014

Summary

Full text of Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg's speech on immigration

Refugee Studies Centre examines how the court process contributes to a 'culture of disbelief' in the UK asylum system

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Date of publication

01 August 2014

Summary

Report looks at how factors such as the performance of judge and representatives and the presentation of evidence contribute to a 'culture of disbelief'

Cameron reaffirms Government's tough stance on immigration

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Date of publication

29 July 2014

Summary

Writing in the Telegraph, David Cameron announces further measures to curb immigration including EU benefits restrictions

Red Cross: Azure payment card does not allow refused asylum seekers to meet basic needs

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Date of publication

28 July 2014

Summary

New report finds Azure cashless system creates unnecessary suffering for asylum seekers who are already in desperate situations

Locked up and shipped out: Fast track asylum

Blog post

Date of publication

24 July 2014

Written by

Faraz S

Migration Observatory briefing examines asylum applications to the UK from 1987 to 2013

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Date of publication

24 July 2014

Summary

New briefing sets out key facts and figures relating to the number of asylum seekers applying to stay in the UK

National Audit Office concerned by backlogs and IT systems at Home Office immigration directorates

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Date of publication

22 July 2014

Summary

New NAO report examines performance of directorates that replaced the former UK Border Agency in March 2013

Minimum income rules for immigrants do not breach human rights – Appeal Court

Blog post

Date of publication

18 July 2014

Written by

Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog

Updated House of Commons Library report on the financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas

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Date of publication

18 July 2014

Summary

Following High Court judgment allowing Secretary of State's appeal against MM, House of Commons Library updates report on financial requirements for spouse/partner visas