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The human rights of unaccompanied migrant children
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The Joint Committee on Human Rights has launched an inquiry into the human rights of unaccompanied migrant children and young people in the UK, with a particular focus on those who are seeking asylum or have been...

 the victims of trafficking. The Committee seeks evidence on any aspect of this topic, but in particular in relation to the questions set out below: Is the treatment of unaccompanied migrant children and...

UKBA response to Supreme Court judgment in 'Alvi'
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The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has published guidance on its approach following the Supreme Court judgment in the case of Alvi. In this judgment, the Supreme Court set out that any requirement which, if not satisfied...

 by the migrant, would lead to an application for leave to enter or remain being refused is a ‘rule’ within the meaning of section 3(2) of the 1971 Immigration Act and must therefore be agreed...

Improvements to Dover Immigration Removal Centre
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Dover Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) had made progress and improved in some key areas, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection...

 of the removal centre in Kent. There remained, however, a need for greater practical help for detainees. Dover has operated as an immigration removal centre since 2002, receiving a number of fairly positive...

Next steps for the European Migration Network
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The European Commission has published its report on the development of the European Migration Network (EMN), a Commission-led network with national contact points in each Member States, as well as Norway. The...

 purpose of the EMN is to provide up-to-date, objective, reliable and comparable information on migration and asylum, with a view to supporting policymaking in the European Union in these areas, as well as...

Committee calls for risk based check pilot at borders
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The Home Affairs Select Committee has published a report focusing on passport queues following concern over the chaotic scenes witnessed at major UK ports this year. The Committee found that passport queues have...

 been too long at major national ports for the last year. Monthly maximum queue times nationwide (for both EEA and non- EEA) passengers have been between one hour 55 minutes and two hours 55 minutes since...

Age assessment still an issue for children seeking asylum
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A recent report, ‘The Fact of Age’, issued by Maggie Atkinson, Children’s Commissioner for England has revealed problems still occur in age assessments of children seeking asylum. Decision-making...

 often does not function smoothly, which could result in children being judged to be adults. Maggie Atkinson said: “The consequences of getting the decision on a young person’s age wrong are...

The new financial requirement for spouses, partners and fiancé(e)s
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From 9th July 2012, anyone applying for the first time as a spouse, civil partner, unmarried or same sex partner, fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner will have to show a higher amount of income and/or savings than previously.

 From 9th July 2012, anyone applying for the first time as a spouse, civil partner, unmarried or same sex partner, fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner will have to show a higher amount of income and/or savings than previously.

Snapshot of migration, asylum and free movement in the EU
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The European Commission has published a Report on the 2011 developments in the areas of immigration and asylum, accompanied by a Eurobarometer on European citizens’ attitudes towards cross-border mobility, migration...

 and security. According to the survey, eight out of ten Europeans agree that EU Member States should offer protection and asylum to those in need and that rules for admitting asylum seekers should...

Govt “gaming” net migration figures
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The Government should switch to a more rational method of measuring student migration flows and only count students who stay on in the UK permanently in net migration figures, according to a new report published by the think tank IPPR.

 The Government should switch to a more rational method of measuring student migration flows and only count students who stay on in the UK permanently in net migration figures, according to a new report published by the think tank IPPR.

UN launches study to assess migrants’ rights
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, will undertake a one-year comprehensive study to examine...

 the rights of migrants in the Euro-Mediterranean region, focusing in particular on the management of the external borders of the European Union.

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