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

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

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...

UK Home Office Under Pressure: Presence in Interviews and Forced DNA Testing

2nd November 2018 | News

UK Home Office comes under fire as it is revealed that internal staff are sitting in on interviews with destitute and vulnerable migrant families and gathering highly personal information. Further, Home Secretary Sajid David has had to apologise for unlawfully forcing...

UK: Home Office to Investigate Abuse of Immigrants in Asylum Detention

19th October 2018 | News

The UK Home Office has agreed to carry out an independent inquiry into the mistreatment and alleged abuse of detainees held in its network of 10 immigration removal centres (IRC’S), following the threat of legal action. The inquiry will investigate accusations of both...