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March 8, 2021
Prisons and Immigration watchdogs release damning evidence of the conditions in barracks accommodation
Today the Prison’s Inspectorate (HMIP) and Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) released damning…
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February 25, 2021
Asylum applications fall in 2020, whilst the number of people awaiting a decision reaches a new high
As the world lived through the Covid-19 pandemic for most of 2020, it is unsurprising to…
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February 24, 2021
Refugee Council calls on London Mayor candidates to pledge support for homeless refugees
The Refugee Council is calling on the London Mayor candidates to publicly promise to address refugee…
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February 5, 2021
‘The welfare of the child must come first’ – Refugee Council responds to Children’s Commissioner’s report on the detention of unaccompanied children arriving in Kent by boat
A new report by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner reveals that one in six…
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January 28, 2021
Refugee Council and seven national charities call on Children’s Minister Vicky Ford to protect every unaccompanied child
The Refugee Council, together with The Children’s Society, Action for Children, National Children’s Bureau, Coram Children’s…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…