UK sets global transparency standard for asset returns – Home Office
‘The UK is the first country to publish its policy and principles on international asset returns.’
Home Office, 13th January 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
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‘I’m so afraid’: Child refugees forced to share rooms with adults after being wrongly deemed over 18 – The Independent
‘Child refugees are being forced to share rooms and even beds with adults they do not know as increasing numbers are incorrectly placed in accommodation meant for over-18s by the government, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 16th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prince Harry in legal fight to pay for UK police protection – BBC News
‘Prince Harry is seeking a judicial review against a refusal of the Home Office to allow him to personally pay for police protection when in the UK.’
BBC News, 16th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK data watchdog warns No 10 staff not to erase messages amid party probe – The Independent
‘The UK’s data watchdog has warned that it is important “official records are kept” as Downing Street staff face an investigation over allegations of lockdown-breaking.’
The Independent, 13th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Met police won’t investigate alleged No 10 lockdown party – The Guardian
‘The Metropolitan police will not investigate alleged parties held at Downing Street in apparent breach of lockdown rules unless an upcoming inquiry finds evidence of criminality.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Home Office tells Afghan and Yemeni asylum seekers they can return safely – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has told asylum seekers from some of the world’s biggest conflict zones that it is safe for them to return there, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Payout offers over Post Office IT scandal sent to less than third of applicants – The Guardian
‘Less than a third of Post Office workers who applied for compensation under a government scheme in the wake of the Horizon IT scandal have received a payout offer, almost 17 months after it closed, MPs have been told.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK government sued over ‘pie-in-the-sky’ net-zero climate strategy – The Guardian
‘The UK government is being sued over its net zero climate strategy, which lawyers argue illegally fails to include the policies needed to deliver the promised cuts in emissions.’
The Guardian, 12th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Nationality and Borders Bill: many of the proposals will negatively affect children, not just those concerning them directly – EIN Blog
‘Hadia (22), Mubin (16), and Hasti (7) along with their mother Khazal were among the 27 people who died in the Channel in November 2021, trying to reach the UK. Other children and young people like them have attempted the dangerous crossing or have made it across the Channel, though we don’t know how many. While not the majority, children do make up a significant proportion of the asylum-seeking population. Between 2010 and 2020, 86,533 children claimed asylum in the UK, while children made up almost a quarter (23%) of UK asylum applicants and dependents during that time. Most (62,321) claimed asylum with their families, making up 17% of asylum seekers overall. The remaining 6% claimed asylum on their own as unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.’
EIN Blog, 7th January 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Home Office tells asylum seeker he can return to Syria safely – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has told a Syrian asylum seeker he can return to the country he fled during the war because it is safe to do so, in what is thought to be the first case of its kind.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Venues must have anti-terror measures under government plans – BBC News
‘Venues would have a legal duty to put in place security measures to protect the public from terror attacks under government plans. It comes in the wake of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, when 22 people were killed as they left an Ariana Grande concert. Home Secretary Priti Patel will set out the proposals on Monday, following an 18-week consultation.’
BBC News, 9th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Domestic abuse victims in England and Wales to be given more time to report assaults – Ministry of Justice
‘Under the changes, victims of domestic abuse will be allowed more time to report incidents of common assault or battery against them. Currently, prosecutions must commence within six months of the offence.’
Ministry of Justice, 4th January 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
Home Office to introduce scientific methods for assessing the age of asylum seekers – Home Office
‘The Home Secretary has announced that the Home Office is establishing a new Scientific Advisory Committee to provide advice on ways of checking how old an asylum seeker is.’
Home Office, 5th January 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
New scheme aims to resettle 20,000 Afghans in UK – BBC News
‘The government has launched a new scheme to help 20,000 Afghans fleeing their country to resettle in the UK.’
BBC News, 6th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK faces legal action for approving firm accused of using forced labour as PPE supplier – The Guardian
‘The UK government is facing legal action over its decision to keep using a Malaysian company accused of using forced labour as a supplier of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Nationality and Borders Bill: Why is it causing protests? – BBC news
‘Terrorists, war criminals, spies – that’s who the government says it’s targeting as part of a shake-up of immigration law. Under the Nationality and Borders Bill being debated in the House of Lords, if the British government wants to remove someone’s citizenship it will no longer need to tell them.’
BBC News, 7th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hillsborough Law would ‘level scales of justice’, says mayor – BBC News
‘A Hillsborough Law is needed to ensure fairer treatment for bereaved families, Liverpool City Region’s mayor has said.
Steve Rotheram and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the government needs to “level the scales of justice”.
They are calling for measures recommended in a 2017 report, based on the experiences of Hillsborough families, to be enshrined in law.’
BBC News, 7th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
What’s on the horizon for UK immigration in 2022? – EIN Blog
‘2021 wasn’t a year of great upheaval in the Immigration Rules. Major changes such as the overhaul of the Skilled Worker sponsorship system took effect just at the end of 2020, as did the Frontier Worker Permit scheme for EU nationals remaining in employment (but not residence) in the UK. That is not to say that 2021 was quiet; the Graduate route was introduced in the summer, Global Talent has continued to be tweaked and expanded, and the deadline for EU Settlement Scheme applications has come and gone during the year.’
EIN Blog, 4th January 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Tougher sentences announced in crackdown on illegal hare coursing – The Independent
‘People who take part in hare coursing, an illegal bloodsport, face tougher sentences under plans set out by the government on Tuesday.’
The Independent, 4th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Home Office hit with high court claim over refusal to treat HIV patient in detention centre – The Independent
‘The Home Office will undergo a high court battle over a HIV patient who was denied life-saving treatment while being held in an immigration detention centre for over two weeks, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 1st January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
