Asylum Update 8th September 2010
8 September 2010
Research and statistics
Home Office Research Report 43 - The Migrant Journey - a study of migrant routes into the UK. See also Abstract and Executive Summary
New Refugee Council report: The impact of limited leave on refugees in the UK See also from Refugee Council:
- Settlement protection briefing for advisors
- response to quarterly asylum figures
- online survey on impact of spending cuts on RCOs (refugee community organisations)
New book: Refugee women in Britain and France by Allwood, Gill and Wadia, Khursheed. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Why did you want me back in Greece? A Dublin II Deportation Diary published by the Welcome to Europe anti-racist network. See also Fortress Europe blog
Preventing Racist Violence in Europe Seminar Report and Compendium of Good Practice by K. Páll Sveinsson, S. Isal, R. Oakley & A. Woods.
Food and its meaning for asylum seeking children and young people in foster care by Kohli, Ravi K. S.; Connolly, Helen; and Warman, Andrea in Children's Geographies Vol 8 No 3.
Law and policy
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has issued revised guidance for child asylum applications
Events
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 Medical 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.
Monday 27 September: Supporting Refugee Community Organisations' (RCOs) role in integration in London organised by The Basis Project (led by Refugee Council and Refugee Action).
Sunday 3-Monday 4 October Cities of migration international conference on migrant integration. The Hague, Holland.
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.
14-15/October Making Sense of Migration Statistics: Comparing Data and Practical Application Brussels.
16 November 2010 Managing Migration in the UK: Tackling the Challenges for Border Security, the Economy and Our Society London.