Welcome to the October 2014 edition of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. As normal, the material for the podcast is drawn from blog posts on Free Movement for the month of October.

I start this month by going through some asylum updates, move on to some other important cases and then finish with important changes to immigration appeals and a few policy updates from the Home Office and some thoughts on the significance of the 7 year residence period for children set out in the rules.

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The downloadable 25 minute audio podcast follows the (non chronological) order of content below:

Refugee law in the UK: new ebook  —  30 October 2014

The new Somalia Country Guidance: green lights and red lights  —  31 October 2014

New country guidance case on Angola and Cabinda  —  1 October 2014

Report finds stereotyping and intrusive questions of gay asylum seekers  —  23 October 2014

Strasbourg decides important case on respect for family life  —  14 October 2014

Court of Appeal examines new human rights statute and rules  —  13 October 2014

Nwaigwe (adjournment: fairness) [2014] UKUT 00418 (IAC)  —  1 October 2014

Awards of costs in immigration tribunal appeals  —  17 October 2014

Immigration Act 2014 Commencement Order No. 3: analysis  —  20 October 2014

New duty to keep Home Office informed  —  29 October 2014

New Home Office immigration bail guidance  —  24 October 2014

New long residence guidance from Home Office  —  21 October 2014

Can children and parents apply to remain after seven years residence?  —  6 October 2014