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May 8, 2018
Independent Chief Inspector publishes report on the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s inspection of the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme…
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April 30, 2018
Sajid Javid appointed as Home Secretary
Today the Government has announced that Sajid Javid has become Home Secretary. He takes over…
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April 24, 2018
A day in the life of a volunteer therapeutic counsellor
Jenny Cousins is a social worker who volunteers at the Refugee Council’s office in Birmingham. Jenny…
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March 28, 2018
Independent inspectors find room for improvement in Home Office practice with unaccompanied children
The Home Office today published a report from the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration,…
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March 16, 2018
MPs vote to reunite refugee families torn apart by conflict
Today over 100 MPs from across the political spectrum voted in favour of changing the law…
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March 14, 2018
Refugee Council welcome integration strategy
The Refugee Council has today welcomed the Government’s integrated communities strategy green paper, which…
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March 14, 2018
‘I’m all alone’: the child refugees longing for their families
Sarah Temple-Smith is a children’s psychotherapist at the Refugee Council. This article first appeared in…
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March 13, 2018
“My 19-year-old brother is in Kurdistan and all alone…
Like many refugees living in the UK, Goran*, who is Syrian Kurdish, is suffering at the…
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March 6, 2018
New analysis of UK asylum system published today
The Refugee Council has published a new analysis of the latest developments in the UK asylum…
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February 22, 2018
UK has cause to celebrate as it passes the 10,000 mark for the Syrian resettlement scheme
The number of people resettled from Syria under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, first announced…
