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Home Office faces investigation over Windrush scandal from equalities watchdog – The Independent

Posted May 1st, 2019 in citizenship, colonies, deportation, documents, equality, Equality and Human Rights Commission, government departments, immigration, news, passports, race discrimination by tracey

‘The Home Office has been referred to the equalities watchdog over the Windrush scandal and the wider “hostile environment”. More than 80 MPs from six political parties have called on the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to investigate whether the department unlawfully discriminated against the Windrush generation and continues to discriminate against ethnic minority Britons as a “direct result” of its immigration policies.’

The Independent, 1st May 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Home Office chaos and incompetence lead to unlawful detentions, claim whistleblowers – The Guardian

Posted April 29th, 2019 in asylum, delay, detention, EC law, government departments, immigration, news, professional conduct, standards, whistleblowers by sally

‘Chaos, incompetence and bullying of Home Office employees is resulting in failed deportations and the unlawful detention of vulnerable and desperate people, whistleblowers allege.’

The Guardian, 28th April 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Home Office faces legal action over English test cheating claims – The Guardian

Posted April 26th, 2019 in appeals, deportation, fraud, government departments, immigration, news, statistics, visas by sally

‘The Home Office is facing over 300 court of appeal legal challenges from foreign students who believe they were wrongly accused of cheating in English tests, and dozens more cases are pending in immigration tribunals.’

The Guardian, 26th April 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

High court suspends Home Office policy limiting support for slavery victims – The Guardian

Posted April 18th, 2019 in benefits, forced labour, government departments, housing, limitations, news, statutory duty, time limits, trafficking in human beings, victims by sally

‘A high court judge has suspended a Home Office policy that cuts off after six weeks all statutory support to slavery victims in the UK, ruling that it risks causing “irreparable harm to very vulnerable individuals”.’

The Guardian, 17th April 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

I’m still at a loss’: Windrush victims who were forced into homelessness and debt due to scandal still living in anguish and destitution a year on – The Independent

Posted April 16th, 2019 in benefits, citizenship, colonies, debts, deportation, documents, government departments, homelessness, immigration, news, statistics by tracey

‘On 16 April 2018, Amber Rudd – then home secretary – stood up in the House of Commons to formally acknowledge the Windrush scandal for the first time. The treatment of immigrants by her department’s “hostile environment” was appalling, she said, vowing to deal with cases within two weeks and put things right. But exactly one year later, the suffering goes on. Many are yet to receive a response to their application to the taskforce, leaving them in a “state of limbo” with little or no information about how their case is progressing.’

The Independent, 16th April 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Government immigration database ‘deeply sinister’, say campaigners – The Guardian

Posted April 12th, 2019 in data protection, government departments, human rights, immigration, news, privacy by sally

‘The Home Office is developing a database that could provide quick immigration checks to outside organisations amid criticism from campaigners, who call it “deeply sinister” and say it could amount to a “secret digital ID system”.’

The Guardian, 10th April 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Windrush: Home Office admits data breach in compensation scheme – BBC News

Posted April 8th, 2019 in citizenship, colonies, compensation, data protection, documents, electronic mail, government departments, immigration, news, passports, privacy by sally

‘The Home Office has admitted breaching data protection rules when it launched the Windrush compensation scheme.’

BBC News, 8th April 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Home Office limit on support for slavery victims may be unlawful, court rules – The Guardian

Posted March 29th, 2019 in bills, duty of care, forced labour, government departments, judicial review, news, time limits, trafficking in human beings, victims by tracey

‘A high court judge has ruled that Home Office policy to cut off all statutory support to people six weeks after they have been formally identified as victims of slavery is potentially unlawful, ordering that assistance must immediately be extended.’

The Guardian, 29th March 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Government backs down over ‘myth-busting’ guide on child protection – The Guardian

Posted March 25th, 2019 in care homes, charities, children, codes of practice, fostering, government departments, judicial review, local government, news, social services by sally

‘The government has withdrawn a controversial document that claims some statutory protections for vulnerable children are “myths”, after a charity launched an application for judicial review, the Guardian has learned.’

The Guardian, 24th March 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Home Office refuses Christian convert asylum by quoting Bible passages that ‘prove Christianity is not peaceful’ – The Independent

Posted March 21st, 2019 in asylum, Christianity, government departments, immigration, news, statistics by tracey

‘The Home Office has refused asylum to a Christian convert by quoting Bible passages which it says prove Christianity is not a peaceful religion. The Iranian national, who claimed asylum in 2016, was told passages in the Bible were “inconsistent” with his claim to have converted to Christianity after discovering it was a “peaceful” faith.’

The Independent, 21st March 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Home Office overseeing ‘serious failings’ in almost every stage of immigration detention process, MPs warn – The Independent

Posted March 21st, 2019 in detention, government departments, immigration, news, time limits, torture by tracey

‘The Home Office is overseeing “serious failings” in almost every stage of the immigration detention process, according to a new report which makes fresh calls for a time limit on detention.’

The Independent, 21st March 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Home Office to amend registration rules for vulnerable EU citizens – The Guardian

Posted March 7th, 2019 in brexit, citizenship, deportation, EC law, government departments, immigration, judicial review, news by tracey

‘The Home Office has reached an out-of-court settlement with a charity that had threatened a judicial review over the registration system for EU citizens. The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) agreed to drop its application for a judicial review after Sajid Javid’s department made changes to its guidance to caseworkers in relation to vulnerable citizens.’

The Guardian, 6th March 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Home Office pays £1m to civil servants in discrimination case – The Guardian

Posted March 7th, 2019 in age discrimination, compensation, employment, employment tribunals, equality, government departments, news, proportionality, race discrimination by tracey

‘Nearly 50 civil servants who accused the Home Office of discrimination because of their age or ethnicity have secured more than £1m in compensation following a tribunal.’

The Guardian, 6th March 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Home Office still using NHS patient data for immigration enforcement despite suggesting it would end practice – The Independent

Posted February 5th, 2019 in confidentiality, data protection, debts, detention, enforcement, government departments, health, immigration, news, privacy, reporting restrictions by tracey

‘The Home Office is obtaining patient data from the NHS and using it for immigration enforcement purposes, despite suggesting last year that this form of data-sharing would no longer take place. A report by the chief inspector of borders reveals immigration enforcement teams are using hospital records containing data on migrants with an outstanding debt to the NHS of £500 or more.’

The Independent, 4th February 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Minor offences may stay secret after legal challenge fails – The Guardian

Posted January 30th, 2019 in appeals, criminal records, disclosure, government departments, news, proportionality, public interest, rehabilitation, Supreme Court by sally

‘Some people with minor, past convictions may not have to disclose them in future after the government lost a legal challenge aimed at preserving its system of criminal record checks.’

The Guardian, 30th January 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

High court orders new inquest into Home Office role in Windrush citizen death – The Guardian

Posted January 25th, 2019 in citizenship, government departments, immigration, inquests, news by tracey

‘The high court has ordered a new inquest into the death of a Windrush citizen after the original coroner failed to consider the impact of the Home Office’s “hostile environment” policy on his health.’

The Guardian, 25th January 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

s35 FOIA Updates from the Upper Tribunal – Panopticon

Posted January 15th, 2019 in disclosure, freedom of information, government departments, ministers' powers and duties, news by tracey

‘A couple of recent Upper Tribunal cases have been handed down on the section 35(1) FOIA exemption for the formulation or development of government policy and for Ministerial communications. Both concern documents produced at the highest levels of Government. Both nudge the jurisprudence on a little bit, and both are worth being aware of for those concerned.’

Panoptiocn, 14th January 2018

Source: panopticonblog.com

Home Office trying to force two disabled children to leave country – The Guardian

Posted December 13th, 2018 in children, deportation, disabled persons, documents, government departments, immigration, judicial review, news, statutory duty by tracey

‘The Home Office is trying to force two British-born children with lifelong and complex physical and mental disabilities out of Britain in a move which experts say breaches UK and UN law.’

The Guardian, 12th December 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Stansted 15 activists vow to overcome ‘dark, dark day for the right to protest’ – The Guardian

Posted December 11th, 2018 in airports, demonstrations, deportation, government departments, human rights, immigration, news, terrorism by sally

‘The Stansted 15 expected to face retribution for their protest. They never expected to be found guilty of terrorism offences.’

The Guardian, 10th December 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Home Office unlawfully removed child asylum seeker from UK, High Court rules – The Independent

Posted December 7th, 2018 in asylum, children, deportation, EC law, government departments, immigration, news, notification by tracey

‘The Home Office unlawfully removed a child asylum seeker from the UK and has been ordered to arrange his return in a landmark High Court ruling.’

The Independent, 6th December 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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