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January 25, 2021
Refugee Council is gravely concerned by reports of attempts to silence people seeking asylum at Napier Barracks
Recent media reports reveal that people seeking asylum at Napier Barracks, a disused army barracks in Kent converted into…
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January 13, 2021
Changes to Asylum & Resettlement policy and practice in response to Covid-19
We’ve been calling on the government to protect people seeking asylum and refugees at risk due to the Coronavirus…
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January 6, 2021
Migrants are still left unprotected by the Domestic Abuse Bill
Yesterday (5 January 2021), peers debated the Domestic Abuse Bill at its Second Reading stage in the House of…
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December 11, 2020
Changes to immigration rules will prevent people seeking asylum in the UK
Yesterday the Government laid new immigration rules that will prevent people from making an asylum claim in the UK…
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November 26, 2020
Asylum claims fall as people waiting more than six months for a decision hits record high
Today the Home Office published the latest statistics on asylum and protection for year ending September 2020. This includes…
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November 25, 2020
Refugee Council says Spending Review ‘sidelines refugees at home and overseas’
Today, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced a Spending Review that sets out how public services will be…
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November 20, 2020
Public Accounts Committee finds major problems with asylum accommodation during the pandemic
A new report by the Public Accounts Committee reveals major concerns with the provision of asylum accommodation during the…
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November 12, 2020
Government announcement on the resumption of Resettlement falls short of what is urgently required
The Government announced this week that it intends to restart the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) in the new year…
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November 6, 2020
Refugee Council launches new guide to help refugees open a bank account
Newly-recognised refugees face major barriers to opening a bank account. They typically do not have the documents that most banks…
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November 2, 2020
Refugee Council says 3p weekly support rate increase is an affront to people left to languish in the asylum system
The Home Office have announced the asylum support allowance will increase by 3p from £39.60 to £39.63, equivalent to £5.66…