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Immigration roundup podcast: November 2023
Our November roundup is here, where Colin and I cover the latest asylum and trafficking statistics, changes to the way late applications to the EU settlement scheme are treated, questions the Solicitors Regulation Authority still hasn’t answered, a couple of articles on the situation for Palestinians as well as quite a lot of case law.
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Refugee law in the UK: a practical guide
Accessible guide to the law and practice of refugee status determination in the UK including examples, arguments and common scenarios.
The 40 minute podcast follows the running order below.
Policy (00:45)
Assessing Braverman’s legacy as Home Secretary: Part Deux
Asylum (02:10)
Briefing: four looming problems in the UK asylum system and how to address them
Permission granted in challenge to rejection of Albanian asylum claim
Returning a refugee to persecution must be a last resort
India and Georgia to be added to the list of ‘safe’ countries
Gaza: what is the UK doing to rescue British citizens and their family members?
Damages claim for asylum delay dismissed by Court of Appeal
Upper Tribunal failed to properly assess whether error of law was material in asylum appeal
Immigration (16:10)
Deception case returned to the Upper Tribunal after material error of law made
Making sense of sole responsibility for child visas in immigration law
Deportation (19:10)
Court of Appeal says deportation of mother of British child not “unduly harsh”
Nationality (20:45)
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal on interpretation of nationality law
Trafficking (21:55)
Latest trafficking figures show benefit of change in Home Office policy
The UK must improve labour market enforcement in order to tackle exploitation of workers
Increasing numbers of sponsored migrant workers are being exploited in the UK
EU Settlement Scheme (26:05)
Important changes to the way late EUSS applications are treated
Procedure (28:38)
How to become an OISC level 2 adviser
Government should not routinely remove names of civil servants in judicial review disclosure
Guidance in Begum on deprivation decisions is not restricted to national security cases
Updated article (34:30)
Briefing: Article 1D of the Refugee Convention and Palestinian refugees
