Stolen from Asylum Matters The immigration statistics for the year ending September 2019 have been released today. Key asylum figures are below and you can find the data tables here. Some headlines from the stats are below: There were 34,354 asylum applications in the UK (main applicants only) in the year ending September 2019, 22% […]
Archive | November, 2019
LMP Strategy Group Dates 2020
We’ve updated the list of Strategy group meetings for 2020. As soon as the dates for the other meetings have been agreed, we’ll update these and publish these as blog entries as well as in the What and Where Section. Venue: LASSN offices – 116 Dewsbury Road LS11 6XD Key contacts: Daniel Mundet, Path Yorkshire […]
Review of the recent book ‘The Windrush Betrayal’
This review made me search for the book to buy straight away: “the book is a reminder that the UK’s immigration system is a disgrace, from root to branch, and it urgently needs major reform. The suffering of the Windrush generation was an inevitable and in many ways intentional result of the hostile environment, which […]
“Get Into Work” 4 week employability course for refugees
By Janet Lindley, Employer Engagement Officer, PATH Yorkshire on 26th November 2019 in Uncategorised
The New Roots Team at PATH Yorkshire is launching a *new* “Get Into Work” 4 week employability course for refugees*. The course includes: Understanding the job market in the UK and the process of applying for jobs You and your skills. Matching your skills and experience to an employers job description. Applying for jobs. Learn […]
West Yorkshire Police Multi Cultural Policing Careers Events: 28th November and 3rd December
What? West Yorkshire Police welcome those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, including family members to find out more about our current and upcoming job opportunities. Come and discuss the many different career paths available and learn about the application process. There will be representatives from various police and staff roles. Where? Infinity Leeds, […]
What do the Party Manifestos say about immigration?
Free Movement have summarised the party lines on immigration in election manifestos: Conservative will continue to grant asylum and support to refugees fleeing persecution “with the ultimate aim of helping them to return home if it is safe to do so.” They will boost English language teaching to empower migrants and help them to integrate. […]
Resource of the week #100: ESOL resources for reducing energy costs
We finally made the century, and we’re celebrating with this cracking set of ESOL resources around reducing energy costs produced by Greening Wingrove. This will also be the last of the numbered ROTWs. We’ll still post resources weekly, but we’re ditching the the numbering system as it’s actually a lot more confusing that you might imagine […]
Asylum Matters: Serco, Migration Observatory etc
Updates on AIRE Service Serco Lock-Change Evictions Appeal Refused Migration Observatory: Local Data Guide & Asylum Briefing Refugee Week Leadership Project – Call for Applications Crisis Policy Seminar: Ending Homelessness Together – Tues 26 Nov STAR Annual Student Conference – Sat 23 Nov 1. Updates on AIRE Service Migrant Help have issued further […]
Asylum Matters guides to AASC and AIRE contracts
Asylum Matters have developed resources focusing on the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract (AASC) and the Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility (AIRE) contract. The aim of these resources is to support frontline organisations to help people seeking asylum to understand their rights under the new contracts. We have created two posters which clearly set out the service […]
Refugee Action Election Pack
Excellent resource that would have made resource of the week, but which needs circulating asap
Job: Senior Support Assistant – Refugee Services, 21hrs/wk £17.5k pro rata – British Red Cross
Senior Support Assistant – Refugee Services – Closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 1st Dec 2019, with interviews to follow Job advert and application form here Job Description and Personal Spec
New Safeguarding Publications from Leeds Safeguarding Adults Board
Here’s a whole crop of new documents you may find helpful in developing your organisations’s safeguarding arrangements, including easy read documents, as well as guidance on information sharing (and how this fits with GDPR) , and dedicated publications describing how safeguarding intersects with preventing violent extremism.