Reports

The Migrant Children’s Project has published a new report, ‘Navigating the System: Advice provision for young refugees and migrants‘. The report looks at the complex administrative and legal processes that separated children have to navigate and the range of professionals who can offer advice and guidance to them. Drawing on interviews... [Read more of this review]

This briefing update considers the likely impact that changes in health and social care will have upon recent migrants to the UK. It considers factors including the Health and Social Care Act, changes to immigration rules, as well as access to treatment for non-resident HIV patients… http://www.better-health.org.uk/sites/default/files/Update-%20Better%20Health%20Briefing%2019.pdf... [Read more of this review]

UKBA –  Children entering detention held solely under Immigration Act powers January 2012    Monthly management information on children entering detention, held solely under Immigration Act powers. Children Initial location Under 5 yrs 5-11 yrs 12-16 yrs 17 yrs Total Immigration Removal Centres Brook House 0 0 0 0 0 Campsfield... [Read more of this review]

Children’s Society: Today we released ‘I don’t feel human’: Experiences of destitution among young refugees and migrants, a report about the experiences of destitution among some of the most vulnerable young people in our country. Our report highlights the plight of the alarming number of young people who have nowhere to live... [Read more of this review]

Today, the chief inspector of the UK Border Agency John Vine releases his report into the Detained Fast Track (DFT) ↑ , a procedure whereby asylum seekers are detained if the government considers their claim “can be decided quickly”. My organisation, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), has also been auditing the Detained Fast Track – at the government’s... [Read more of this review]

‘How Long is Indefinite?’ documentary: Held without trial for over 6 years and now released with 22-hour curfew as judge says Abu Qatada can no longer be held indefinitely, so why can thousands of immigrants without terrorism allegations be held in this way? What do you think? http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/07/abu-qatada-attorney-general-law … ‘How... [Read more of this review]

NCADC welcomes today’s report from the Home Affairs Select Committee, which raises concerns that the potentially lethal ‘head-down’ restraint technique is used during enforced removals, that racist language is used by escort staff, that there are too many escorts used in operations, and that risk assessments focus on the risk to... [Read more of this review]