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Backlog of Asylum Cases Continues to Grow
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A report by the Public Accounts Committee into the performance of the UK border and immigration system has revealed the continued existence of a backlog of asylum claims. The report explains that the Home Office...

 acquired direct responsibility for the significant problems faced by the UK Border Agency (the Agency) when it was abolished in March 2013 and its functions were transferred to the Home Office. According to...

Children left in limbo by asylum system
By Richmond Chambers -

Children who arrive alone in the UK seeking asylum face a struggle to get their voices heard in a system designed to deal with adults, according to a recent report by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner. Children...

 and young people who claim asylum are placed in the care system until they turn 18 but if their claims fail they are then required to leave the UK. This interrupts their education and disrupts...

EU Committee seeks action for Syrian refugees
By Richmond Chambers -

The EU and its member states should guarantee Syrian refugees safe entry to the EU and access to fair asylum procedures, says a resolution approved last week by the European Parliamentary Civil Liberties Committee. It...

 calls on the EU to go on providing humanitarian aid and support and on Syria’s neighboring countries to keep their borders open. Over 2 million refugees, 76% of whom are women and children, have now...

Asylum in the EU27
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Recent data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has revealed that the number of asylum applicants registered in the EU27 rose to 301 000 in 2011.

 Recent data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has revealed that the number of asylum applicants registered in the EU27 rose to 301 000 in 2011.

Detained Fast Track report published
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The Independent Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency, John Vine CBE QPM, has published his thematic inspection report of the UK Border Agency's Detained Fast Track (DFT) system. the DFT was not working as quickly...

 as intended with decisions not being made until 13 days after a person's arrival in the DFT, despite the Agency's published aim of three days; 38% of the sampled refusal cases took longer than three...

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