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March 24, 2021
Refugee Council responds to the Home Office’s ‘New Plan for Immigration’
The Home Office has launched a public consultation on their ‘New Plan for Immigration’. The…
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March 19, 2021
The Government’s new strategy on violence against women and girls can no long ignore women in the asylum system
Both the Sarah Everard case, and the police clamp down on women at her public vigil,…
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March 16, 2021
As the House of Lords votes to protect migrant survivors of domestic abuse, will MPs now do the same?
Throughout the passage of the Domestic Abuse Bill in Parliament, campaigners have repeatedly asked one question:…
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March 16, 2021
Comprehensive analysis of UK asylum system published
The latest analysis of the UK ’s asylum system has been published, including all relevant statistics…
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March 10, 2021
Resettled tailors help protect the community
Resettled refugees from Syria have been using their tailoring skills to help protect their local communities…
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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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March 3, 2021
Budget 2021: Without a target, refugee resettlement policy risks drifting towards failure
By the end of March, the 20,000th refugee will arrive in the UK under the Vulnerable…
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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…