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% […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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.
Huge update from Asylum Matters: massively worth your time
As usual, thanks to Andrea and everyone at Asylum Matters for tolerating the way we rip off their material. Please subscribe to their updates directly. They’re unfailingly awesome. Contents AIRE Service: Call for Action to Address Asylum Support Contract Failings Migrants Organise Launch Promote the Migrant Vote’ Campaign Maternity Action’s Judicial Review of the NHS […]
EU Settlement Scheme: ID Document Check app is now available from the Apple app store
The iOS version of EU Exit: ID Document Check app is now available from the Apple app store. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens, and their non-EEA family members, are now able to complete the identity stage of the EU Settlement Scheme application with iPhone models 7 and above following the latest iOS software update. The […]
How Leeds CCGs are addressing health inequalities
A short presentation by Leeds CCGs about their approach to addressing health inequalities.
Resource of the week #88: Home Office Guidance on Asylum Interviews
Issued in June 19, this is quite a hefty read – as you’d hope when it’s there to guide people in charge of making life and death decisions. Right to Remain published an excellent blog recently discussing some of the changes in a really accessible way. Straight up – you probably want to read their […]
The Strategic Approach to Migration in Leeds – LCC’s report
Eagle-eyed fans of local democracy will have noticed the report delivered to Leeds City Council’s Exec Board on the Strategic Approach to Migration in Leeds on 24th July 2019. LMP Members who want to understand LCC’s approach to migration, and understand its current priorities should read this document carefully – it’s a good indicator of […]
Guides to living in Asylum Accommodation from Home Office
The Home Office have written guides for asylum seekers staying in temporary accommodation while their claim for asylum is assessed. These are particularly useful in helping people to understand the conditions people must keep to aka what is expected of them as licensees p8 what people can expect from their landlord p13 how to make […]
Changes to the Asylum Help Telephone line
As you will know from previous posts, the telephone and web support for Asylum Seekers is changing. The old Asylum Help telephone number is now obsolete It has been replaced by the Migrant Help First Response Centre (FRC) – 0808 8010 503 which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year The service offered […]