Your consumer has (finally) acquired a date for his or her asylum interview. What may presumably go fallacious? Quite a lot really, and so under I check out a few of the points I’ve encountered in follow and tips on how to method them in order to get the very best consequence for the applicant.
The Unbiased Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has revealed a report on “An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation November 2023 – June 2024” highlighting the standard issues round lack of stakeholder engagement and information in addition to considerations in regards to the lack of Dwelling Workplace checks on lodging suppliers. The report seemed on
The Excessive Court docket of Justice in Northern Eire has dismissed a judicial evaluation alleging a breach of article 8 of the European Conference of Human Rights due to the delay within the applicant’s asylum declare. The case is JR247, Re Utility for Judicial Evaluation (Rev1) [2024] NIKB 72. Background The applicant is a Nigerian
New figures published today present the asylum appeals backlog had risen to 33,227 circumstances on the finish of June 2024, beneath the final authorities. Within the interval April to June 2024, the immigration tribunal obtained 9,318 asylum appeals and disposed of three,598 asylum appeals. These figures look dangerous as they’re. However they really cover the
In an order sealed two days in the past, the Lord Chancellor has settled the judicial evaluate introduced by Duncan Lewis on 10 June 2024, difficult the continued failure to extend charges payable for Controlled Work in immigration and asylum (i.e. for work completed at software stage and appeals to the tribunal). The Acknowledgement of
Anecdotal proof of a current improve in Afghan asylum refusals, together with publication of two updated country policy and information notes means that the Residence Workplace has modified its method to those that have come to the UK from Afghanistan and sought safety. Background I wrote previously in regards to the historical past of Afghan
By Isabella Reynard – Immigration Barrister 30 Aug 2024 On this Article Introduction What Will Be the Purpose of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill? What Has Prompted the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill? What Can We Expect from the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill? What Other Bills Announced in the King’s
A problem to the dearth of authorized help for younger individuals who have turned 18 since first claiming asylum to have a authorized consultant attend their asylum interview has been dismissed by the Excessive Court docket. The case is R (Alhasan) v Director of Authorized Support Casework & Anor [2024] EWHC 2031 (Admin). Background The
The newest quarterly statistics present little motion on the asylum backlog, which was to be anticipated given the Residence Workplace was not making many choices as a result of Unlawful Migration Act. Following restrictions to the power of individuals to deliver their fast household to the UK with them, we’ve seen drops within the numbers
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has revealed two evaluations as a part of their ongoing work within the sector, one is a assessment of asylum authorized providers and the second a assessment of coaching data. These evaluations comprise some necessary factors and ought to be learn fastidiously by solicitors working in immigration and asylum. Each evaluations