Asylum Update 1st September 2010
1 September 2010
Research and statistics
Home Office 2009 Control of Immigration statistics including asylum data and Quarterly Statistical Summary (June 2010). Supplementary data tables, along with the latest Monthly Asylum Statistics (June) at the Research Development and Statistics (RDS) site
See also
- ICAR statistics section for related resources
- Ippr briefing on new annual statistics
- BBC coverage
Self-harm in immigration detention April/May/June 2010 (source: Free Movement blog)
Law and Policy
The UK Border Agency is conducting a survey of applicants' experiences of the settlement application process, partly to help decide whether to introduce a local authority-run Settlement Checking Service.
RR (Challenging evidence) Sri Lanka [2010] UKUT 000274 (IAC) is a new Upper Tribunal ruling emphasizing the need for an evidence-based approach in asylum appeals.
Events
Saturday 4 September: National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns conference and AGM in central London.
Thursday 9 September: long-term residence and citizenship in contemporary Britain conference organised by Middlesex University. Venue: Hendon campus.
Thursday 9 September: Protecting Unaccompanied Child Asylum Seekers - improving local provision through multi-agency working conference organized by Westminster Briefing, London.
Thursday 9 September: ‘State sponsored cruelty: the immigration detention of children' launch of Medial Justice report at House of Commons, London. With MPs from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees, and other speakers.
Friday 10 September: Research methods for new immigrant groups seminar at the University of Manchester.
Monday 13 September: City of Sanctuary National Conference 2010 Birmingham
Thursday 16 September: Labour's record on immigration: Lessons from a turbulent decade - with former Immigration Minister, Barbara Roche, London. Meeting organised by ippr.
Wednesday 22 September: Faith-based humanitarianism: the response of faith communities and faith-based organizations in contexts of forced migration workshop organized by University of Oxford Refugee Studies Centre.
Thursday 23 September: The role of Refugee Community Organisations in U.K. "civil society", at Carrs Lane Church Centre in Birmingham. Booking by Monday 6th September.
Monday 27 September: Supporting Refugee Community Organisations' (RCOs) role in integration in London organised by The Basis Project (initiative led by Refugee Council and Refugee Action).
Thursday 7 October: The Global Classroom conference to explore the role played by immigrants in shaping the education system. Organised by the NASUWT union. Speakers include Refugee Council.