via Andrea at OPEL Q4 2016 asylum stats Applications: Quarterly: In Q4, there were 7,419 asylum applications, compared with 7,146 in Q3. Yearly: In 2016 there were a total of 30,603 applications, compared to 32,733 in 2015. Decisions: Quarterly: There were 6,088 initial decisions in Q4, of which 32% were grants of asylum (1,953) and […]
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Leeds Migration Partnership – Do you attend? How do we make it better?
Leeds Migration Partnership meet 4 times a year. If you go to the meetings, your feedback will be really appreciated, and will help to form the plans for the next couple of years. Please complete this form before the end of February 2017 Loading…
Women’s Aid Training: Forced marriage awareness & Working with families affected by domestic abuse
Forced Marriage Awareness and Good Practice Wednesday 19th April, 9.45am-4pm, Leeds City Centre. The course equips professionals to work confidently with young people and adults affected by forced marriage and honour-based violence by exploring: Forced marriage in the context of honour-based and domestic abuse What motivates honour-based abuse and forced marriage? Extent and impact of […]
The Immigration Act, Bank Accounts & Refugees – Training resources
LASSN and Ebor Gardens Advice Centre recently delivered some basic training on Bank Accounts, Refugees, focusing on the effects of the Immigration Bill You can download these resources from here: https://lassn.org.uk/the-immigration-act-bank-accounts-refugees-training-resources/
Free Activism training from Campaign Bootcamp
Campaign Bootcamp is a training organisation that runs residential training to give activists the skills, confidence and network to give their activism a boost. These week-long residentials are followed up with a year’s worth of follow up training, mentoring & access to a proactive campaigning community to support you. We have specific scholarships for: Refugee […]
Regional Asylum Activism: Be the Change
Another excellent update from Lorna and the RAA crew – this one focusing on Refugee Children and Family Reunion, the end of Dubs, and the recent inquiry into asylum housing Click on the Refugees Welcome to Yorkshire badge to read more
Updates from OPEL: Health Charging, GP registration, G4S to provide welfare support to familes
Via Andrea at Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives Department of Health Response to the Consultation on Extending Charging for Overseas Visitors The Department of Health published their response to the consultation on extending charging for overseas visitors to wider areas of the NHS. The consultation has resulted in the Department setting their aim “to not only extend […]
Leeds Migration Partnership 22nd Feb 2017 – Note change of venue
All the papers for the next LMP can be found here. Wednesday 22nd February from 10-12noon Venue: Please note there is a change of venue – Room RB263 at the Rose Bowl building, Leeds Beckett University. The Rose Bowl is located immediately behind Leeds Civic Hall – please see attached map. Room RB263 is on […]
JCWI Report on Impact of Right to Rent on BME populations & people without Passports
The report reveals that foreigners and British citizens without passports, particularly those from ethnic minorities, are being discriminated against in the private rental housing market. 51% of landlords surveyed said that the scheme would make them less likely to consider letting to foreign nationals. 42% of landlords stated that they were less likely to rent […]
Update from Andrea Vukovic at Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives
via Andrea Vukovic – these briefings are excellent if you want to stay abreast of national policy around Asylum. Email Andrea and ask to be added to the mailing list Home Affairs Committee on Asylum Accommodation Investigative Documentary ‘the Asylum Market’ Letter on NHS Confidentiality Public Accounts Committee on NHS Treatment for Overseas Patients EHRiC Inquiry […]
NHS and Home Office data sharing
via Andrea Vukovic at OPEL – Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives – which replaces Still Human Still Here A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NHS Digital (formerly HSCIC), the Department of Health (DoH) and the Home Office, makes clear that NHS Digital is required by law to hand over non-clinical patient details to the Home Office, including […]
Employability and Personal Development Course: WEA
Free employability training for refugees and other migrant groups [The course has already started, but late applications are welcome]