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December 13, 2022
Our response to the Government’s announcement of changes to the asylum system
On 13 December 2022, the Government announced some changes to the asylum system. Here we set…
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November 30, 2022
Sector urges the Government to set up Manston inquiry
Image: Hannah McKay, Reuters Following the shocking treatment of people seeking asylum at the Manston processing…
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November 24, 2022
Government statistics show a staggering backlog of asylum claims, a high grant rate, and a lack of safe routes
The government has published immigration statistics for the year ending September 2022. These provide figures for…
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November 21, 2022
As a human and a refugee, I was heartbroken to hear of the situation in Manston
Photo: Reuters/Hannah McKay My name is Zahra and I know from experience how hard…
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November 14, 2022
New figures reveal scale of asylum backlog crisis
Figures show fresh evidence of the staggering number of people in the asylum system living in…
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November 8, 2022
Separated children abandoned in Home Office hotels in South East England
Separated children[1] abandoned in Home Office hotels in South East England It is a…
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October 31, 2022
Manston emergency: Ministers urged to create taskforce to tackle crisis in asylum system
Ministers are today being urged to put in place an urgent task force to tackle the…
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October 26, 2022
Home Affairs Select Committee oral evidence on Channel Crossings – Refugee Council response
Today (Wednesday 26 October) saw the Home Affairs Select Committee hold two oral evidence sessions about the…
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October 20, 2022
Laying the groundwork for a new National Refugee Strategy
Our CEO, Enver Solomon, explains why we decided to co-author…
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October 19, 2022
Refugee Council expresses alarm over hundreds of children under 16 being housed in hotels as damning inspection is published
Nearly 900 unaccompanied children under the age of 16 have been housed in hotels in the…
