UK: Home Office Detention Melt-down

UK: Home Office Detention Melt-down

29th March 2019 | News

As the result of what the Independent labels a “detain first, ask questions later” approach applied by the Home Office 15.200 of 24.674 removal orders for deportation of migrants from the UK issued in 2018 were cancelled. The figures were released amid debate about...
Scotland Leading the Way on UK Resettlement Scheme 

Scotland Leading the Way on UK Resettlement Scheme 

21st March 2019 | News

Nearly one-fifth of the Syrian refugees who came to the UK as part of Syrian vulnerable person resettlement programme have settled in Scotland, according to official figures. Data obtained from the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre shows that since 2015,...
UK: Vulnerable Adults still being Detained Despite Legislation

UK: Vulnerable Adults still being Detained Despite Legislation

15th February 2019 | News

This week a Freedom of Information Request (FOI) revealed that only 6% of immigration detainees in the UK who are classified as “vulnerable and at risk” after having experienced abuse including torture, sexual violence or trafficking were subsequently released from...
UK: NHS to Pull out of Data- Sharing Agreement with Home Office

UK: NHS to Pull out of Data- Sharing Agreement with Home Office

16th November 2018 | News

This week the NHS pulled out of a data sharing deal with the Home Office which was used to track down patients who were believed to be breaching immigration rules. This puts a halt to this controversial component of the UK government’s “hostile environment” policy...