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April 4, 2006
New role for third sector in advising Treasury
The Refugee Council’s Chief Executive Maeve Sherlock is to chair a new advisory panel to the…
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March 30, 2006
Immigration, Asylum Bill Clears Last Parliamentary Hurdle
The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill passed its final stage—’Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments’—in the House…
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March 29, 2006
Hull provides safe haven for Congolese refugees
Hull has welcomed a small group of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo who will…
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March 28, 2006
Stop locking up children: campaign launches to end ‘inhumane and unnecessary’ policy
More than two thousand children a year are locked up by the UK Government for immigration…
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March 20, 2006
Refugee Council condemns vouchers as expensive, damaging and proven to be wrong
The controversial and highly criticised use of vouchers for asylum seekers will officially be brought back…
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March 14, 2006
Crackdowns don’t make a policy: Refugee Council response to Public Accounts Committee reported comments
In a report today (14th March 06), the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) attacks the government on…
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March 10, 2006
Voice recognition announcement speaks volumes as asylum experts gather
The politics, personal issues and practical problems of asylum seekers were highlighted at a prestigious conference…
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March 6, 2006
Zimbabwe too dangerous? Ruling challenged in Court of Appeal
A controversial judgement that prevented the UK Government from returning any asylum seekers to Zimbabwe is…
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February 28, 2006
Asylum applications plummet: UK accepts equivalent of lower-league football match
Responding to the latest asylum figures, published by the Home Office today, which show that the…
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February 28, 2006
Refugee Council concerned over plans to tag asylum seekers
Asylum seekers who are being considered for refugee status are now being tagged by the government…
