October
2006
·
UNHCR
urges highest asylum standards as EU directive takes effect, 9th
October 2006
·
HM
Chief Inspector of Prisons,
Inquiry in to the quality of healthcare at Yarl’s Wood immigration removal
centre 20-24 February 2006. October 2006
·
The
Refugee or Person in Need of International Protection (Qualification)
Regulations 2006, No. 2525, made 11th September 2006,
coming into force 9th October 2006
·
Revisions
to Asylum Policy Instructions, 9th October 2006
September
2006
·
Commission
of the European Communities,
Third annual report to the Council and the European Parliament on the
activities of the EURODAC Central Unit, 15th September 2006
August
2006
·
Home
Office,
Control of Immigration: United Kingdom Statistics 2005, 22nd
August 2006
·
Home
Office,
Asylum Statistics; 2nd Quarter 2006 United Kingdom, 22nd
August 2006
·
Home
Office,
Asylum Statistics: United Kingdom 2005, 22nd August 2006
·
Home
Office,
Review of Home Office Publications of Control of Immigration Statistics,
22nd August 2006
·
The
Immigration (Notices) (Amendment) Regulations 2006, made 3rd
August 2006 and coming into force 31st August 2006
·
UNHCR
Note on Diplomatic Assurances and International Refugee Protection,
August 2006
July
2006
·
Bail
for Immigration Detainees (BID),
Working against the clock: inadequacy and injustice in the fast-track
system, July 2006
·
HM
Chief Inspector of Prisons,
Report on an unannounced short follow-up inspection of Yarl’s Wood
Immigration Removal Centre. 13- 16 February 2006, July 2006 (and
Refugee Council Response, 26th July 2006)
·
Home
Office,
Fair, effective, transparent and trusted. Rebuilding confidence in our
immigration system, July 2006 (with
Refugee Council response, 25th July 2006)
·
John
Bercow MP, Lord Dubs and Evan Harris MP,
Alternatives to Immigration Detention of Families and Children, July 2006
·
UNHCR,
UNHCR and International Protection: A Protection Induction Programme,
July 2006
·
House
of Commons, Home Affairs Committee,
Immigration Control, 23rd July 2006
·
Home
Office,
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 1337, July 2006
·
The
British Nationality (Proof of Paternity) Regulations 2006 No 1496,
made 5th June 2006 and coming into force 1st July
2006
June
2006
·
Refugee
Council,
First do no harm: denying healthcare to
people whose asylum claims have failed,
June 2006
·
Citizens
Advice,
Shaming destitution. NASS section 4 support for failed asylum seekers who
are temporarily unable to leave the UK, June 2006
·
UNHCR,
Quality Initiative Project Third Report to the Minister, June 2006
(with
Ministerial Response)
·
UNHCR,
Statistical Overview Of Populations Of Refugees, Asylum-Seekers,
Internally Displaced Persons, Stateless Persons, And Other Persons Of
Concern To UNHCR, 9th June 2006
·
The
Immigration (Leave to Remain) (Prescribed Forms and Procedures)
Regulations 2006, made 25th May
2006 and coming into force 22nd June 2006
·
The
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004
(Commencement No. 6) Order 2006, made 13th June 2006
·
The
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Commencement No. 11) Order
2006, made 5th June 2006
·
The
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006(Commencement No. 1) Order
2006, made 2nd June 2006
May
2006
·
Home
Office,
Asylum Statistics: 1st Quarter 2006, 23rd May
2006
·
UNHCR
(London), “UK
asylum system making progress”, Press Release, 12th May
2006 (UNHCR (London),
Quality Initiative Project. Key Observations and Recommendations September
2005 – February 2006, March 2006)
·
Refugee
Council, “High
Court Judge attacks government for not following procedures in Afghan
cases”, Press Release, 10th May 2006
·
Home
Office, “Home
Secretary proposes tougher deoportation laws”, Press Release, 3rd
May 2006
April
2006
·
Refugee Legal Centre, "Court
of Appeal judgment on entitlement to protection for Zimbabwean asylum
seekers",
Press Release, 12th April 2006
·
UNHCR,
The State of the World’s Refugees, April 2006
·
Migrants
Resource Centre,
Seeking Asylum: A Report on the Living Conditions of Asylum Seekers in
London, April 2006
March
2006
·
Immigration,
Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, 30th March 2006
·
Refugee
Women’s Resource Project,
‘Lip service’ or implementation?. The Home Office Gender Guidance and
women’s asylum claims in the UK, March 2006
·
Immigration
Equality, New York and Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center (MIHRC),
Chicago,
Preparing LGBT and HIV Asylum, Withholding and CAT Claims, March 2006
·
No
Place for a Child Coalition,
Stop Detaining Children Now, March 2006
·
Home
Office, “Changes to Immigration Rules – leave to remain and settlement”,
Press Release, 13th March 2006 (coming into effect 3rd
April 2006)
·
UNHCR,
Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries 2005, March 2006
·
Home
Office, “New
Immigration Removal Centre Panned for Gatwick”, Press Release, 20th
March 2006
·
Home
Office,
A Points-Based System: Making Migration Work for Britain, 7th
March 2006
·
ECRE,
Report on the Application of the Dublin II Regulation in Europe, March
2006
·
House
of Commons,
Committee of Public Accounts, Returning Failed Asylum Applicants, 14th
March 2006
·
Refugee
Council et al,
Parliamentary Briefing – Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill – Clause
43 – Asylum Support (Vouchers), March 2006
·
The
Poppy Project and Asylum Aid,
Hope Betrayed: An Analysis of Women Victims of Trafficking and their
claims for asylum, March 2006
·
Home
Office,
A Points-Based System: Making Migration Work for Britain, 7th
March 2006
·
Home
Office, “Visa
Changes for Malawi and Croatia”, Press Release, 1st March
2006
February
2006
·
JCWI,
Immigration Rights Project,
Success and Failure under Labour. Problems of Priorities and Performance
in Migration Policy, February 2006
·
Home
Office,
Asylum Statistics: 4th Quarter 2005, February 2006
·
Save
the Children,
Local Authority Support to Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People. Changes
since the Hillingdon Judgement (2003), January 2006
·
Home
Office, “Five
Year Strategy Delivery One Year On: Progress Continues on Securing UK
Borders”, Press Release, 1st February 2006
January
2006
·
Refugee
Council and Refugee Action,
“Inhumane and Ineffective – Section 9 in Practice”, January 2006
·
Statement
of Changes in Immigration Rules, 26th January 2006
·
Immigration,
Asylum and Nationality Bill, as amended in House of Lords, 19th
January 2006
·
Home
Office, “The
New Asylum Model: Swifter Decisions – Faster Removals”, Press Release,
18th January 2006
December 2005
·
Home
Office, “Lessons
Learned Go Beyond Oakington”, Press Release, 15th December
2005 (also
Oakington IRC & Escorting Report Action Plan 2005)
·
Home
Office,
An exploration of factors affecting the successful dispersal of asylum
seekers, December 2005
·
Children’s
Commissioner,
An announced visit to Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre 31st October
2005, December 2005
·
Joint
Refugee Council and Amnesty International UK submission to the House of
Lords Select Committee on the European Union Inquiry into the Draft
Directive on common procedures for the return of illegally staying third
country nationals, 12th December 2005
·
Joint
Refugee Council and Oxfam GB response to the Home Affairs Committee
Inquiry into Immigration Control, December 2005
November
2005
·
Home
Office,
Asylum Statistics: 3rd Quarter 2005 and
Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom 2004, both 22nd
November 2005
·
Amnesty
International, “UK:
Forcible return to Iraq would be unlawful”, News Release, 21st
November 2005
·
ILPA,
Immigration,
Asylum and Nationality Bill – Briefing for Commons Report 16th
November 2005
·
Refugee
Council et al,
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill – Counter Terror Clauses, 10th
November 2005
·
R
v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Limbuela,, 3rd
November 2005
October 2005
·
Report
on the South London Citizens Enquiry into Service Provision by the Immigration
and Nationality Directorate at Lunar House, October 2005
·
Standing
Committee Proceedings, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 8th Sitting, 27th October 2005
(afternoon)
·
Szoma
(FC) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions
(Respondent), 27th October 2005
·
Standing
Committee Proceedings, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 7th Sitting, 27th October 2005
(morning)
·
The
Immigration (Procedure for Formation of Civil Partnerships) Regulations
2005, made 19th October 2005 and coming into force 14th
November and 5th December
·
Standing
Committee Proceedings, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 6th Sitting, 25th October 2005
(afternoon)
·
Standing
Committee Proceedings, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 5th Sitting, 25th October 2005
(morning)
·
Home
Office Press Release,
Mongolia, Ghana and Nigeria to be added to list of designated countries,
24th October 2005
·
Standing
Committee Proceedings, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 4th Sitting, 20th October 2005
(afternoon)
·
Standing
Committee Proceedings, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 3rd Sitting, 20th October 2005
(morning)
·
Standing
Committee Proceedings, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 2nd
Sitting, 19th October 2005
·
Standing
Committee Proceedings, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 1st
Sitting, 18th October 2005
·
AIT Determination on Zimbabwean asylum-seekers, 14th
October 2005
August 2005
·
Asylum
Statistics. 2nd Quarter 2005, August 2005
·
Asylum
Statistics. United Kingdom 2004, August 2005
·
Control
of Immigration Statistics: United Kingdom 2004, August 2005
·
Refugee
Council Briefing,
Iraq – Return and Section 4 Support, August 2005
·
Refugee
Council et al,
Joint response to the Home Office consultation on exclusion or deportation
from the UK on non-conducive grounds, August 2005
July 2005
·
HM
Chief Inspector of Prisons,
Report of an unannounced inspection of Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre,
28th February – 4th March 2005
·
Prisons
and Probation Ombudsman,
Inquiry into allegations of racism and mistreatment of detainees at
Oakington immigration reception centre and while under escort, July
2005
·
The
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality (Mr. Tony McNulty),
“from
30 August onwards refugees will be granted five years limited leave in the
first ins …. .. beneficiaries of humanitarian protection will be granted
five years limited leave [and] benefit from immediate family reunion”,
Written Ministerial Statement, 19th July 2005
·
Home
Office,
Making Migration Work for Britain – Consultation Launched on Managed
Migration Routes to the UK, 19th July 2005
·
National
Audit Office,
Returning Failed Asylum Applicants, 19th July 2005 (Refugee
Council Response)
·
Secretary
of State for the Home Department, Written Ministerial Statement,
Zimbabwe (Immigration Removals Update), 18th July 2005
·
Statement
of Changes to Immigration Rules HC 299 – 12th July 2005
·
Annual
Report 2004-5, Independent Race Monitor, 5th July 2005
June 2005
·
Immigration,
Asylum and Nationality Bill, introduced 22nd June 2005
·
Amnesty
International, United Kingdom.
Seeking asylum is not a crime: detention of people who have sought asylum,
20th June 2005
·
The
Displaced Persons (Temporary Protection) Regulations 2005, made 18th
May and coming in to force 15th June 2005
·
JCWI,
Recognise Rights, Realise Benefits. A JCWI analysis of the Government’s
five-year plan on immigration, June 2005
·
“We
do not expect to build any further accommodation centres over the next
five years”, Immigration Minister,
Wriiten Answer, House of Commons, Column 653, 9th June 2005
May 2005
·
Her
Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons,
IRC Expectations. Criteria for assessing the conditions for and treatment
of immigration detainees, May 2005
·
The
Displaced Persons (Temporary Protection) Regulations 2005, made 18th
May and coming into force 15th June 2005
·
Bail
for Immigration Detainees,
Fit to be detained? Challenging the detention of asylum seekers and
migrants with health needs, May 2005
·
Report
on an unannounced inspection of Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre,
14-16 December 2004, by HM Inspector of Prisons, May 2005 and
Report on an unannounced inspection of Tinsley House Immigration Removal
Centre, 1-5 November 2004, by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, May 2005
·
Home Office,
Asylum Statistics: 1st Quarter 2005, 17th
May 2005
April 2005
·
Bail
for Immigration Detainees and Asylum Aid,
Justice Denied. Asylum and Immigration Legal Aid – a System in Crisis,
April 2005
·
UNHCR
(London), “UK
must share, not shift asylum burden”, Press Release, 8th April
2005
·
HM
Chief Inspector of Prisons,
Report on an unannounced inspection of Harmondsworth Immigration Removal
Centre, 14-17th February 2005, April 2005
·
Legal
Services Commission, Immigration Services Team,
New Immigration
Specification - Frequently Asked Questions, 7th April 2004
·
Asylum
and Immigration Tribunal, new website
·
Asylum
and Immigration Tribunal. Practice Directions, April 2005
March 2005
·
The
Asylum (Designated States) (Amendment) Order 2005, made 31st
March and coming in to force 22nd April 2005
·
Department
of Constitutional Affairs,
The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal - A Practical Guide to Procedure Rules and
Legal Aid Regulations, 30th March 2005
·
The
Community Legal Service (Asylum and Immigration Appeals) Regulations 2005,
made 27th March and coming in to force 4th April 2005
·
The
Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers)
Regulations 2005, made 24th March and coming in to force 31st
March 2005
·
House
of Commons, Constitutional Affairs Committee,
Legal Aid: Asylum Appeals, 23rd March 2005
·
Home
Office, IND,
Further information on increased fees for Leave to Remain, Limited leave
to Remain, Immmigration Employment Document holders and Highly Skilled
Migrant Programme applications, 16th March 2005
·
The
Immigration (Leave to Remain) (Prescribed Forms and Procedures) Regulations
2005, made 16th March and coming in to force 1st April 2005
·
UNHCR
(London), “UNHCR
Issues Asylum Report as Numbers Plummet”, Press Release, 11th
March 2005
·
The
Immigration Employment Document (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2005,
made 10th March and coming in to force 1st April
2005
·
The
Travel Documents (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, made 10th
March 2005 and coming into force 1st April 2005
·
The
British Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, made 10th
March 2005 and coming in to force 1st April 2005
·
The
Immigration (Application Fees) Order 2005, made 9th March
2005 and coming in to force 10th March 2005
·
The
Detention Centre (Amendment) Rules 2005, made 9th March 2005
and coming in to force 4th April 2005
·
The
Asylum Support (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 20, made 9th
March and coming in to force 11th April 2005
·
The
Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) Rules 2005,
made 7th March 2005 and coming into effect 4th April
2005
·
The
Asylum and Immigration (Fast Track Time Limits) Order 2005, made 7th
March 2005 and coming into effect 4th April 2005
February 2005
·
Save
the Children, No
Place for a Child. Children in UK immigration detention: Impacts, alternatives
and safeguards, February 2005
·
Greater
London Authority,
Into the Labyrinth: Legal Advice for Asylum Seekers in London, February
2005
·
The
Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) Rules 2005,
made 6th February 2005 and coming into force 4th April 2005
·
Home
Office,
Asylum Statistics: 4th Quarter 2004, February
2005
·
Statement
of changes in Immigration Rules HC 302 - February 2005
·
Select
Committee on Public Accounts,
Report on Home Office and DCA .. “scope to improve the timeliness and quality
of decision making”, February 2005
·
The
Asylum (Designated States) Order 2005, made 14th February 2005 and
coming into force 15th February 2005 (adding India to 'safe country' list)
·
Department
of Constitutional Affairs,
Asylum and Immigration Tribunal – Fast Track Procedure Rules. Consultation
Paper, 7th February 2005 (with Draft
Statutory Instrument and
Notice of Appeal to Asylum and Immigration Tribunal) and
Questionnaire)
·
UNHCR
(London), “UNHCR
concerned about state of asylum debate in UK”, Press Release, 7th
February 2005
·
Home
Office,
Controlling our borders: Making migration work for Britain. Five year
strategy for asylum and immigration, February 2005 (The
Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Charles Clarke),
Statement in the House of Commons on the Five Year Asylum Strategy, 7th
February 2005)
January
2005
·
The
Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2005,
made 10th January 2005 and coming into force 5th February 2005
·
The
Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2005,
made 10th January 2005 and coming into force 5th February 2005
·
The
Immigration (Procedure for Marriage) Regulations 2005, made 10th
January 2005 and coming into force 1st February 2005
·
Home
Office,
The role of early legal advice in asylum applications,
January 2005
·
NASS'
latest position on the provision of support for failed asylum seekers from
Iraq under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, 18th
January 2005
·
Home
Office, “India
Added To Safe Country List To Cut Asylum Abuse”, Press Release, 18th
January 2005
·
Home
Office, "Getting
married in the UK? New rules from 1st February 2005", Press
Release, 17th January 2005 (The
Immigration (Procedure for Marriage) Regulations 2005, coming
into force 1st February 2005)
·
RLC
letter to the Constitutional Affairs Committee re the DCA Proposals for
Funding of Onward Asylum and Immigration Appeals, 14th January
2005, along with Appendix 1 -
RLC
Response to the DCA
Consultation Paper CP(L) 30/04. The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal - The
Legal Aid Arrangements for Onward Appeals, 13th December 2004
·
Home
Office,
Statement of Changes to Immigration Rules HC 194,
11th January 2005
December
2004
·
The
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (Commencement
No. 3) Order 2004, made 22nd December 2004
·
Home
Office,
Statement of Changes to Immigration Rules HC 164,
20th December 2004
·
A
(FC) and others (FC) (Appellants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
(Respondent), [2004] UKHL 56, 16th December 2004
Home Office, "National
Asylum Support Service Reviews Dispersal Of Asylum Seekers With Healthcare
Needs", Press Release, 16th December 2004
·
Refugee
Legal Centre's response to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal - Procedure
Rules and Judicial Titles Order Consultation Paper, 10th December
2004 (Appendix 1 -
UNHCR Response to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal
(Procedure) Rules 2005 DCA Consultation Paper; Appendix 2 -
Refugee Legal Centre's responses to the specific
consultation questions)
·
Regina
v Immigration Officer at Prague Airport and Another (Respondents) ex parte
European Roma Rights Centre and others (Appellants),
[2004] UKHL 55, 9th December 2004
·
The
Immigration (Claimant's Credibility) Regulations 2004, made 8th
December 2004, coming into force 1st January 2005
·
Home
Office, "New
Laws to Crack Down on People Trafficking and Asylum Abuse"
Press Release, 1st December 2004
·
Home Office, "Important
Information - Section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants,
etc) Act 2004", Press Release, 1st December 2004
November 2004
·
The
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (Commencement
No. 2) Order 2004, made 16th November 2004
·
The
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2004,
made 16th November 2004
·
The
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Commencement No. 16) Order 2004,
made 16th November 2004
·
Home Office,
Asylum Statistics: 3rd Quarter 2004, 16th
November 2004 (also
Asylum Statistics: Year on Year Fall Continues,
Press Release, 16th November 2004 which announces the resumption of forced
returns to Zimbabwe)
·
Home Office,
Control of Immigration Statistics 2003, 16th
November 2004
·
The
Queen on the Application of the Refugee Legal Centre and the Secretary of
State for the Home Department,
[2004] EWCA Civ 1481, 12th November 2004
·
Department for Constitutional Affairs,
The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal - The Legal Aid
Arrangements for Onward Appeals, 8th November 2004 (and a
formatted file for responding to the consultation)
·
Bail for Immigration Detainees,
“Oakington
report shows urgent need for changes before expansion of family detention
puts many more children at risk”, Press Release, 9th
November 2004
·
UNHCR, "Sweeping
Serious Crimes Order May Endanger Refugees Lives", Media Release,
7th November 2004
·
Office of the Immigration
Services Commissioner,
Quality Audit Pilot Project: The Report and the Proposals for the Way
Forward, 5th November 2004
·
Parliamentary Joint Committee on
Human Rights,
The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Specification of
Particularly Serious Crimes) Order 2004 , 3rd November 2004
·
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman,
Report of the inquiry into the disturbance and fire at
Yarl’s Wood Removal Centre, October 2004
·
Home Office, "Project
Semaphore Contract Awarded", Press Release, 3rd November 2004
·
Home Office, "Refugees
from War Torn West Africa arrive in Bolton", Press Release, 3rd
November 2004
October 2004
·
Home Office,
"Appeal Court Confirms Planning Approval for Bicester
Accommodation Centre", Press Release, 28th October 2004
·
Department for Constitutional
Affairs,
Asylum and Immigration Tribunal - Procedure Rules, and
Judicial Titles Order, 25th October 2004
·
Response
by the Refugee Legal Centre to the Legal Services Commission's Consultation
Paper: 'A New Focus for Civil Legal Aid', 13th October 2004
·
The
Immigration (Leave to Remain) (Prescribed Forms and Procedures) (Amendment
No. 2) Regulations 2004,. made 1st October 2004 and coming
into force 25th October 2004
·
RLC,
Paper for the Parliamentary
Joint Committee on Human Rights concerning the Nationality, Immigration and
Asylum Act 2002 (Specification of Particularly Serious Crimes) Order 2004 and
Section 72 of the 2002 Act, 7th October 2004
·
Home
Office,
Understanding Voluntary Return, October 2004
·
Home
Office Press Release,
Full Eurostar Immigration Controls Move to Europe, 1st
October 2004
September 2004
·
The
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004 (Commencement No
1) Order 2004, made 22nd September 2004
·
Home Office Circular 64/2004,
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act
2004 - Implementation of Sections 38 and 39 - Regulation of Immigration
Advisers; Issue of Warrants and New Criminal Offences,
implementation date 1st October 2004
·
Home Office Circular 62/2004,
Sections 3 and 6 of the Asylum and Immigration
(Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004, 24th September 2004
·
Home Office Circular 60/2004,
Section 35 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of
Claimants etc.) Act 2004, 24th September 2004
·
Home Office, "Destroy
Travel Documents and Face Jail says Blair", Press Release, 16th
September 2004
·
“Fast
Track Asylum and Detention Policy”, Ministerial Statement, 16th
September 2004 – sets out revised fast track process detention
policy
·
Home Office
Consultation Paper,
Implementation Of Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27
January 2003 Laying Down Minimum Standards For The Reception of Asylum Seekers,
10th September 2004
·
Home
Office,
Changes to Country Information Team Will Reinforce
Impartiality of Asylum Casework, Press Release, 8th September
2004
·
Home Office Circular 55/2004,
Section 2 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of
Claimants etc.) Act 2004, 7th September 2004
·
The
Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2004,
made 14th July 2004, coming into force regulations 1 and 2 (a) 14th
August 2004 and regulation 2 (b) 1st September 2004
August 2004
·
Bail for Immigration Detainees
and the Refugee Women’s Resource Project, ‘They
took me away’ Women’s Experiences of Immigration Detention in the UK,
August 2004
·
Home Office,
Asylum Statistics: 2nd Quarter 2004, 24th August
2004
·
Home Office,
Control of Immigration Statistics United Kingdom 2003, 24th
August 2004
·
Home Office,
Asylum Statistics United Kingdom 2003, 24th August 2004
·
The
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Specification of Particularly
Serious Crimes) Order 2004, made 20th July 2004, laid before
Parliament 22nd July 2004 and coming into force 12th
August 2004
·
Refugee
Council,
The Refugee Council’s Response to the Department of Health consultation
paper: ‘Proposal to Exclude Overseas Visitors from Eligibility to Free NHS
Primary Medical Services’, August 2004
·
Home
Office,
The impact of Home Office funded services for refugees: findings from an
exploratory survey of clients, August 2004
July 2004
·
Home
Office,
Skills Audit of Refugees, 20th July 2004
·
Home
Office,
Integration Matters: A National Strategy for Refugee Integration. A draft
for consultation, July 2004
·
Asylum
and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004
·
Refugee
Council,
Refugees: Renewing the Vision. An NGO working paper on
improving the asylum system, July 2004
·
Home Office, "Reforming
the Asylum System - Asylum and Immigration Bill gets Royal Assent",
Press Release, 22nd July 2004
·
Home Office, "New
Immigration Rules on Switching and Ministers of Religion",
Press Release, 22nd July 2004
·
Home Office, "New
Funding Boost for Refugees to Contribute to UK Society", Press
Release, 20thJuly 2004
·
House of Lords,
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc)
Bill. Commons Amendments Considered, 14th July
2004
·
Information Centre about Asylum and
Refugees in the UK (ICAR),
Media Image, Community Impact. Assessing the Impact of
Media and Political Images of Refugees and Asylum Seekers on Community
Relations in London, published 13th July 2004
·
House of Commons,
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc)
Bill. Lords Amendments Considered, 12th July
2004
·
Refugee Legal
Centre, Amnesty International, Refugee Council,
Parliamentary Briefing: Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants)
Bill. Lords Third Reading, 6th July 2004
·
Joint
Committee on Human Rights,
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc)
Bill: New Clauses, 5th July 2004
June 2004
·
Home
Office, "Change
of Management at Immigration Removal Centres", Press Release, 29th
June 2004
·
National
Audit Office,
Improving the Speed and Quality of Asylum Decisions,
23rd June 2004
·
Liberty,
“Courts
to take account of human rights violations in asylum-seekers country of origin”,
Press Release, 17th June 2004 (Regina
v. Special Adjudicator (Respondent) ex parte Ullah (FC) (Appellant) and Do
(FC) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent),
[2004] UKHL 26, 17th June 2004)
·
"UNHCR
objects to forced returns to southern Somalia", Press Release, 16th
June 2004
·
RLC,
letter to Chair,
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights re government amendments to the
Asylum (Treatment of Claimants etc) Bill introduced by Baroness Scotland on
9th June 2004, 16th June 2004
·
HM
Inspectorate of Prisons, "Lindholme
- An Inappropriate Environment for Immigration Detainees", Press
Release, 16th June 2004
·
"Legal
Services Commission announces New Immigration and Asylum Legal Service",
Press Release, 16th June 2004
·
House
of Lords,
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.)
Bill (Committee Stage), 15th June 2004
·
Amnesty
International et al,
Fleeing the fighting. How conflict drives the search for
asylum, 14th June 2004
·
Department
of Constitutional Affairs,
Government Response to the Constitutional Affairs Select
Committee Report on Asylum and Immigration Appeals, 9th June 2004
·
Home
Office, "Amendments to Asylum and Immigration
Bill", Press Release, 8th June 2004
·
House
of Lords,
Report Stage for Asylum and Immigration (Treatment
of Claimants etc) Bill, 7th June 2004
·
Independent
Monitoring Board,
Oakington Immigration Reception Centre. IMP Annual
Report Jan - Dec 2003, June 2004
May 2004
·
Home
Office,
Asylum Statistics: 1st Quarter 2004, May 2004
(also National Audit Office,
Asylum and Migration: a review of Home Office statistics,
25th May 2004)
·
"Refugee
Council welcomes Court of Appeal decision to uphold asylum-seekers' right to
shelter", Press Release, 21st May 2004
·
RLC, Amnesty
International, Refugee Council,
Parliamentary Briefing:
Asylum (Treatment of Claimants) Bill - Lord's Report Stage,
18th May 2004
·
UK
Immigration Service. Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. IMB Annual
Report 2003, published 17th May 2004
·
Asylum
and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Bill, House of Lords
debate on Report Stage, 18th May 2004
·
RLC,
letter to Chair,
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights re The Asylum (Treatment of
Claimants etc) Bill, 12th May 2004
·
Transit
Visas introduced for Kenya and Tanzania, 12th May 2004
·
The
Asylum Support (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2004, made 11th
May and coming into force 4th June 2004
·
Home Office,
Information dissemination to potential asylum
seekers in countries of origin and/or transit - summary of key findings,
17th May 2004
April 2004
·
Home
Office, "Home
Office Acts to Improve Asylum Information", Press Release, 30th
April 2004 (also see
Minutes of Second Meeting of Advisory Panel on Country
Information,2nd March 2004)
·
House
of Lords, European Union Committee,
Handling EU asylum claims: new approaches examined,
30th April 2004
·
RLC,
Parliamentary Briefing:
Asylum (Treatment of Claimants) Bill - Lord's Committee Stage,
27th April 2004
·
Asylum
and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Bill. Fourth Marshalled List of
Amendments to be Moved in Committee, 27th April 2004
·
Asylum
and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Bill,
House of Lords debate, 27th April 2004
·
PM
Speech to the CBI on Migration, 27th April 2004
·
Home
Office, "New
measures to tackle student and marriage immigration abuse", Press
Release, 22nd April 2004
·
Home
Office,
Legislation on Identity Cards. A Consultation,
April 2004
·
RLC,
Parliamentary Briefing:
Asylum (Treatment of Claimants) Bill - Lord's Committee Stage,
15th April 2004
·
Home
Office, "UK
Immigration Officers on Brussels Eurostar to stop illegal immigrants",
Press Release, 15th April 2004
Refugee Council,
Hungry and Homeless. The Impact of the Withdrawal of
State Support on asylum seekers, refugee communities and the voluntary sector,
April 2004
March 2004
·
Refugee
Legal Centre and the Secretary of State for the Home Department,
[2004] EWHC 684 (Admin), 31st March 2004 re Harmondsworth process
·
Home
Office, "New
measures to tackle Illegal Immigration, International Crime and Terrorism",
Press Release, 31st March 2004
·
The
Immigration Services Commissioner (Registration Fee) Order 2004, made
16th March 2004, coming into force 1st April 2004
·
The
Immigration Services Commissioner (Designated Professional Body) (Fees)
Order 2004 , made 16th
March 2004, coming into force 7th April 2004
·
UNHCR,
Note
on key issues of concern to UNHCR on the draft Asylum Procedures Directive,
and
Note on key issues of concern to UNHCR on the Draft Qualification Directive,
both March 2004
·
Amnesty
International, ECRE, Human Rights Watch et al, "Refugee
and human rights organisations across Europe call on EU to scrap key asylum
proposal", 29th March 2004
·
RLC,
Briefing on the
Community Legal Service (Scope) Regulations 2004, 25th March 2004 -
removal of legal aid representation at Home Office asylum interviews
·
Home
Office, "Urgent
Overhaul of management and reporting processes in the Immigration and
Nationality Department", Press Release, 25th March 2004
·
Home
Office, "Regulations
laid for Workers Registration Scheme for New EU Members", Press
Release, 25th March 2004
·
Home
Office, "Response
to Home Affairs Select Committee and NASS Review", Press Release,
25th March 2004
Home Office, "Termination
of NASS Contract with Landmark Liverpool Ltd", Press Release, 25th
March 2004
Lord Bassam of Brighton, "Forced
returns to Kosovo suspended", House of Lords, 24th March 2004
·
RLC letter
to the Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights,
Schedule 3 of the Asylum
(Treatment of Claimants etc) Bill, 24th March 2004
· Home
Office, "First
Refugees arrive Under New Scheme", Press Release, 22nd March 2004
· The
Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations, coming into force 12th
April 2004
· Home
Office, "New
measures to tackle illegal working", and "Forthcoming
changes to the law for UK employers on preventing illegal working", Press Releases, 16th March 2004
· Asylum
and Immigration Bill. Lords Second Reading, 15th March 2004
· Amnesty
International, "Amnesty
International warns new asylum bill could condemn around 3,000 people to
persecution", News Release, 15th March 2004
· Amnesty
International, Refugee Council, Refugee Legal Centre,
Parliamentary
Briefing: Asylum and Immigration Bill. Lords' Second Reading,
15th March 2004
· Institute
for Public Policy Research,
Making it Work: Refugee Employment in the UK,
2nd March 2004
· Independent
Monitoring Board,
Annual Report for Lindholme Removal Centre,
2nd March 2004
· Commons
debate on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc) Bill,
1st March 2004
· Amnesty
International, Refugee Council, Refugee Legal Centre,
Parliamentary Briefing: Asylum and Immigration Bill.
Commons Report and Third Reading, 1st March 2004
February 2004
· UNHCR,
"UN
Refugee Agency says Forced Returns to Iraq are Premature",
Press Release, 24th February 2004
· Amnesty
International, "UK:
Asylum - new figures show dramatic rise in wrong decisions",
Press Release, 24th February 2004
· Asylum
Rights Campaign,
Providing Protection in the 21st Centrury: Refugee
Rights at the Heart of Asylum Policy, 2004
· Home
Office,
Asylum Statistics: 4th Quarter 2003, 24th
February 2004
· Home
Office, "No
UK Benefits for EU Accession Countries", Press Release, 23rd
February 2004
· Medical
Foundation,
Right First Time? Home Office Asylum Interviewing
and Reasons for Refusal Letters, February 2004
· ICAR
(Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees in the UK),
Understanding the Stranger, February 2004
· Home
Office, "Guidance
on undertaking voluntary activity", Press Release, 13th
February 2004
· Joint
Committee on Human Rights – Fifth Report.
On the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Bill,
February 2004
· Home
Office, "Independent
Review of Anti-Terrorism Act Detention", Press Release, 11th
February 2004
· Amnesty
International,
Get it Right. How Home Office Decision-Making Fails Refugees, 9th
February 2004
· GLA,
Destitution by design: Withdrawal of support from in-country asylum
applicants: An impact assessment for London, February 2004
January 2004
· “UNHCR
warns EU of looming asylum problem, proposes remedies”, UNHCR, 22nd
January 2004
· "Increased
use of biometrics to tackle asylum abuse", Home Office Press
Release, 21st January 2004
· "Tackling
asylum abuse - moves to deal with undocumented passengers",
Home Office Press Release, 19th January 2004
December 2003
· Asylum
and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Bill. UNHCR Briefing for 2nd
Reading, 15th December 2003
· “New
funding to help refugees become full and active citizens”, Home
Office Press Release, 4th December 2003
· “’Working
in the UK’ Website Goes Live”, Home Office Press Release, 1st
December 2003
November 2003
·
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Bill, 27th
November 2003 (as introduced on 1st Report to the Commons)
and Lord Falconer's Written Statement in the Lords,
Immigration and Asylum Cases: Government Proposals
for Publicly Funded Work, 27th November 2003
·
Home Office "Final
phase of Asylum Reform will Build on Progress in Halving Claims",
Press Release, 27th November 2003
·
Asylum Statistics: 3rd Quarter 2003,
27th November 2003 (Home Office, "Government
meets target to halve asylum applications", Press Release,
27th November 2003)
·
UNHCR London,
"UNHCR
calls for improved decision making procedures in order to support new
legislative proposals", Press Release, 26th November 2003
·
HM Inspector of
Prisons, “British
Institute for Human Rights Lecture: Prison Inspection and the Protection
of Human Rights”, 21st November 2003
·
Article 19, “What’s
the story? Results from Research into Media Coverage of Refugees and
Asylum Seekers in the UK”, November 2003
·
“Migrant
watchdog ‘victim of smears by Home Office’”, Daily Telegraph, 18th
November 2003 ((Migration
Watch’s paper on asylum and immigration)
·
Fabian Society
and Oxfam,
Exploding the Migration Myths, 14th November 2003 – summary
only
·
Office for
National Statistics,
International Migration in 2002, 14th November 2003
·
Home Office Press Release,
“Funding trebled to fight immigration crime”, 13th November
2003
·
Home Office Press Release, “Effectively
managed migration is good for Britain – Home Secretary”, 12th
November 2003
·
Home Office Press Release, “David
Blunkett: National ID card scheme to be introduced”, 11th
November 2003
October 2003
·
Home Office,
Country Information and Policy Unit,
Country Assessments for 2003, October 2003
·
House of Commons, Constitutional Affairs Committee,
Immigration and Asylum: the Government’s proposed changes to publicly
funded immigration and asylum work, 31st October 2003
·
Minutes and Background on the 1st Meeting of the
Advisory Panel on Country Information
·
Home Office, "Quota
Resettlement Programme", Press Release, 28th October 2003
·
Home
Office, “Supporting
international refugee work and helping Afghans return home”, Press
Release, 28th October 2003
·
Home Office Press Release, “Asylum
Measures to Build on Success in Halving Numbers”, 27th
October 2003
·
Amnesty International,
Opinion on Labour asylum policy, 26th October 2003
·
“Clearing
the decks for tough new asylum measures – Home Secretary”, Home Office
Press Release, 24th October 2003
·
Home Office, “Campsfield
House Removal Centre to be retained, improved and expanded”, Press
Release, 22nd October 2003
·
Ofsted,
The education of asylum-seeker pupils, October 2003
·
Home Office, “Tighter
Visa Regimes to Improve Border Control”, Press Release, 15th
October 2003
·
Home Office, “New
Detection Technology to Prevent Illegal Immigration”, Press Release, 6th
October 2003
September 2003
·
HM Inspector of Prisons, "Harmondsworth
- unsafe environment despite good work by staff", Press
Release, 29th September 2003 - full report
An Inspection of Harmondsworth Immigration Removal
Centre, September 2002).
·
Human Rights Watch,
New Approaches to the Asylum Process. Human Rights
Watch Submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European
UNion, Sub Committee F, 23rd September 2003
·
RLC, DCA Consultation
Proposals Summary Response, 22nd September 2003
·
“The
UK doesn’t like foreigners. What happens when asylum seekers are sent
back?”, The Guardian, 22nd September 2003
·
Home Office Press Release, "Accommodation
Centre for Asylum Seekers. Your Questions Answered", 15th
September 2003
·
Conservative Party,
The Kirkhope Commission on Asylum. Building a Fair Asylum System,
September 2003
·
Home Office,
Immigration Minister Beverley Hughes on Calls to Close Dungavel
Immigration Removal Centre, Press Release, 5th September
2003.
·
Home Office, “English
and citizenship to help integration and make people proud to be British”,
Press Release, 3rd September 2003.
·
Home Office Research Study,
Country of Origin Information: a user and content evaluation, 1st
September 2003.
·
Home Office, “No
Safe Haven in UK for serious criminals”, Press Release, 1st
September 2003.
August 2003
·
Home Office, “Biometric
Technology to tackle immigration abuse”, Press Release, 28th
August 200
·
Home Office,
Asylum
Statistics: 2nd Quarter 2003 United Kingdom, 28th August 2003;
Home
Office Press Release, "Asylum applications halved-Home Secretary", 28th
August 2003;
Institute for Public Policy Research, “Asylum
measures hit people in need of protection”, Press Release, 28th
August 2003
·
Liberty’s Response to the Lord Chancellor’s Department Consultation Paper:
“Proposed Changes to Publicly Funded Immigration and Asylum Work”, 27th
August 2003, and
Public consultation on proposed changes to publicly funded immigration
and asylum work Response by the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association,
August 2003.
·
Chartered
institute of Housing,
Providing a Safe Haven - Housing Asylum Seekers and
Refugees, August 2003.
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