I appreciated the shout out!
Jon Featonby
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I do refugee and asylum policy at the Refugee Council, so most likely a lot of the posts will be about that.
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Letter from Seema Malhotra to HASC about the rules changes stopping refugee family reunion that (a) doesn't even try to justify why the rules fail to comply with the 21 day notice period and (b) doesn't mention that over 90% of visas go to women and children committees.parliament.uk/publications...
https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/49413/documents/263157/default/
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The appeals system is clearly a significant bottleneck in the asylum process, and reform is reportedly coming. Yet the Home Office haven't updated their appeals stats since March 2023, and the MoJ are delaying what should have been an update this week until December www.gov.uk/government/s...
Tribunals statistics quarterly: April to June 2025
Type and volume of tribunal cases received, disposed of or outstanding. This also includes statistics on the Gender Recognition Certificate applied for and granted by HMCTS Gender Recognition Panel.
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Confirmation of new migration ministers in the Home Office. Alex Norris takes over the asylum brief from Angela Eagle, while Mike Tapp is the new migration minister
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There is a much cheaper, more sustainable and more human alternative to using military sites that could end the need for hotels in months www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/stay-informe...
Ending the use of hotels to house people seeking asylum - Refugee Council
New analysis outlines how the UK can responsibly end the use of asylum hotels within a year through a secure, practical solution.
Labour set to 'move asylum seekers from hotels into military barracks'
Labour set to 'move asylum seekers from hotels into military barracks'
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is reportedly set to unveil plans to move asylum seekers being housed in hotels to barracks at former military bases, as the government seeks to toughen its immigration policies.
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Seema Malhotra has also left the Home Office, and Mike Tapp has become a Home Office minister, so Dan Jarvis and Lord Hanson (for now) the only continuing Home Office ministers.
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So with Diana Johnson being reshuffled, two former HASC chairs have left the Home Office this week. Angela Eagle has also been moved, so new asylum minister needed. Alex Norris and Sarah Jones both appointed, but not clear with what role yet.
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Alex Norris has also joined the Home Office, while Diana Johnson has moved out. So the policing role also available.
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Latest post from us: Refugee family reunion route closed in statement of changes: HC 1298 | Sonia Lenegan
Refugee family reunion route closed in statement of changes: HC 1298 - Free Movement
As trailed earlier in the week, the refugee family reunion route will be “suspended” as of 3pm today as set out in the statement of changes just published.
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Here’s the accompanying written statement questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
Says a new policy will be set out by the end of the year. In the meantime, refugee families will be separated, including where family members are stuck in war zones.
Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
