Practice and procedure - details

London, 07 March 2007 (Finished)
York, 22 March 2007 (Finished)

These conferences highlighted key legislative changes relating to asylum and provide opportunity to discuss policy and practice. Delegates came from the public, private and charity sectors to update their knowledge; develop their understanding of the challenges ahead and examine how they can be met.

Speakers include:
Chris Hudson Regional Director, Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND)
Shami Chakrabarti, Director, Liberty
Steve Symonds, Legal Officer, Immigration Law Practitioners' Association
Nick Oakeshott, Tribunal Team Leader, Refugee Legal Centre

The conference aimed to:

• Clarify the new asylum landscape
• Identify policy and legislation challenges
• Examine implications for service provision and organisational policies
• Relate new policy and legislation to roles
• Determine ways of improving services and integration
• Demonstrate practical initiatives
• Explore how agencies can work together

Plenary sessions:

• Operational changes in the Immigration Nationality Directorate
• The New Asylum Model (NAM): client experiences
• Asylum legislation developments
• Asylum policy developments: EU to UK
• Update on forced removals and returns
• Asylum and human rights

Workshop topics:

1. Accessing legal advice
2. Practical needs of destitute asylum seekers
3. Voluntary returns
4. Legal criteria for protection and associated rights
5. Gender based persecution
6. Detention and the fast track
7. Home Office UASC reform and the children's segment of NAM
8. Partnerships and multi-agency work
9. Supporting integration and advocacy

Refugee Council conferences in association with the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA).

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