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In July to September this year, the number of appeals received by the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) increased by 123%, to 30,000, compared to the same period last year. Disposals (the number of concluded appeals) increased by 50% to 15,000 and the tribunal’s total open caseload increased by...
BY Sonia Lenegan
The Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme was first announced in the March 2023 Statement of Changes to the immigration rules HC 1160. The first stage of the scheme launched in October 2023 and it was then gradually rolled out in phases. So far the scheme has not been fully enforced to allow for...
BY Rachel Whickman
The National Audit Office has published their report “An analysis of the asylum system“. The report identifies “four key enablers needed for an effective, value for money asylum system”. These are: a whole system approach, addressing fundamental barriers, timely, robust, shared data and a resilient, strategic approach to capacity and...
BY Sonia Lenegan
It seems it’s currently the Labour government’s turn to fervently and endlessly push the “fixing immigration once and for all” boulder up the very tall hill of British politics, as it inevitably rolls back down when it encounters reality. We’ve now had a few weeks to digest the “earned settlement”...
BY Alex Piletska
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! On Wednesday this week a Council of Europe meeting will take place at which there is expected to be discussion around “reinterpreting” article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Because of the reporting I have seen around this, and will no...