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This page contains parliamentary and information briefings produced by the Refugee Council. Parliamentary briefings are used to inform and persuade MPs, Peers and other stakeholders on issues relating to asylum-seekers and refugees. Information briefings form part of a wider lobbying strategy to influence legislation and policy-making in the UK.

2011
Asylum statistics
Asylum statistics
Refugee Council briefing on Home Office asylum statistics for 2011 [December 2011]
 
ASP Statement on Integration
ASP Statement on Integration
Asylum Support Partnership Statement on Move-On and Integration Advice following cuts to RIES and OSS Services [December 2011]
 
Asylum statistics
Asylum statistics
Refugee Council briefing on Home Office asylum statistics for 2011 [October 2011]
 
RCC Briefing on Higher Education
RCC Briefing on Higher Education
Refugee Children’s Consortium Briefing on Access to Higher Education for Refugee Young People [November 2011]
 
Asylum statistics
Asylum statistics
Refugee Council briefing on Home Office asylum statistics for 2010 [April 2011]
 
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)[January 2011]
ESOL
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)[January 2011]
 
Refugee Jobcentre Plus customers’ experiences of English language provision [January 2011]
ESOL and JobCentrePlus
Refugee Jobcentre Plus customers’ experiences of English language provision [January 2011]
 
SMILE project briefing: School talks
SMILE project briefing: School talks
Raising awareness in schools [March 2010]
 
SMILE briefing: Mentoring and befriending
SMILE briefing: Mentoring and befriending
The impact of befriending and mentoring relationships: experiences of refugee and asylum seeking children [March 2010]
 
SMILE project briefing: Education
SMILE project briefing: Education
Accessing and achieving in education: overcoming the barriers facing refugee and asylum seeking children [March 2010]
 
2010
Refugee Council parliamentary briefing on legal aid reforms [December 2010]
Legal aid
Refugee Council parliamentary briefing on legal aid reforms [December 2010]
 
Azure payment card
Azure payment card
Parliamentary briefing on the Azure Payment Card and the cash support for asylum seekers [November 2010]
 
Impact of spending cuts on RCOs
Impact of spending cuts on refugee community organisations
Refugee Council briefing on the impact of spending cuts on refugee community organisations [October 2010]
 
Refugee Council briefing on recent developments relating to the plans to return unaccompanied children to Afghanistan [August 2010]
Unaccompanied children
Refugee Council briefing on recent developments relating to the plans to return unaccompanied children to Afghanistan [August 2010]
 
Settlement Protection: five year reviews and indefinite leave to remain – a briefing for advisers [August 2010]
Settlement protection
Settlement Protection: five year reviews and indefinite leave to remain – a briefing for advisers [August 2010]
 
Asylum Support Partnership briefing on the Section 4 support payment card introduced by UKBA [May 2010]
Section 4 Payment Card
Asylum Support Partnership briefing on the Section 4 support payment card introduced by UKBA [May 2010]
 
briefing document
Rape and sexual violence: the experiences of refugee women in the UK
 
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Reforming asylum support: effective support for those with protection needs
 
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Chance or choice? Understanding why asylum seekers come the UK
 
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Refugee Council summary draft response to the UKBA consultation Reforming asylum support: effective support for those with protection needs
 
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Further education funding
Short guide for advisers on access to further education [August 2011]
 
2009
Refugee Council response to the UK Border Agency consultation on charging for immigration and visa applications
Refugee Council response to the UK Border Agency consultation on charging for immigration and visa applications
 
Change to the way UKBA registers in-country asylum applications and further submissions on asylum claims.
Change to the way UKBA registers in-country asylum applications and further submissions on asylum claims.
 
Case resolution - Changes to Enforcement Guidance and Instructions
Case resolution - Changes to Enforcement Guidance and Instructions
Refugee Council briefing on UKBA changes to guidance used by caseworkers for considering legacy cases [October 2009]
 
The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
Refugee Council briefing on the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act [September 2009]
 
Case resolution
Case resolution
Refugee Council briefing on Case Resolution [Updated September 2009]
 
Refugee employment
Refugee employment
Job Centre Plus and Refugee Council: joint communiqué on working in partnership [August 2009]
 
Fresh claims and entitlement to work
Fresh claims and entitlement to work
Refugee Council briefing on court decisions on entitlement to work for asylum seekers [August 2009]
 
Borders, citizenship and immigration
Borders, citizenship and immigration
Joint Parliamentary Briefing from the Refugee Council, the Scottish Refugee Council and the Welsh Refugee Council: Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill 2009 [May 09]
 
Borders, citizenship and immigration
Borders, citizenship and immigration
Joint Parliamentary briefing on Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL] [February 2009]
 
2008
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Court recognises deterioration of situation in Zimbabwe: “RN (Returnees) Zimbabwe CG [2008] UKAIT 00083” [November 2008]
 
Immigration and Citizenship
Immigration and Citizenship
Refugee Council briefing on the Draft (partial) Immigration and Citizenship Bill 2008 [September 2008]
 
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Refugee Protection
The UK’s role in the international refugee protection system [July 2008]
 
Higher education guidance
Higher education guidance
Short guide for advisers on access to higher education and template letter for requesting home fees [October 2010]
 
ESOL courses
ESOL courses
Advice for people considering ESOL with Citizenship Context course – check the course is valid before you pay [March 2008]
 
2007
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'Operation Clannebor'
The project for families whose asylum claims have been refused [December 2007]
 
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Case resolution and unaccompanied children
Refugee Children's Consortium's briefing on case resolution on asylum applications made by unaccompanied children and young people seeking asylum [December 2007]
 
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Zimbabwean asylum cases
Update on the situation of Zimbabwean asylum seekers [December 2007]
 
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Special Immigration Status
Refugee council briefing on 'Special Immigration Status' for foreign criminals and their dependants [October 2007]
 
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Unaccompanied children
Determining the duty to look after unaccompanied children under the Children Act 1989 (use of section 17 or section 20) [August 2007]
 
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New asylum model (NAM)
Overview and implications of the Government's new asylum model [August 2007]
 
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Right to work
Social Exclusion, Refugee Integration, and the Right to Work for Asylum Seekers [July 2007]
 
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'Delays in processing asylum claims can be unlawful'
This briefing outlines a recent Court of Appeal ruling on an asylum claim affected by delays in processing it [July 2007]
 
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Access to finance
A briefing paper on how to access bank accounts and credit for business start up [March 07]
 
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UK borders
Parliamentary briefing on UK Borders Bill [March 2007]
 
2006
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Permission to work
Applying for permission to work while claiming asylum [October 2010]
 
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Unaccompanied children
Unaccompanied Children and the Dublin II regulation [November 2006]
 
Asylum claims
Asylum claims
Court of Appeal case on the scrutiny of fresh asylum claims (WM (DRC) v SSHD) [November 2006]
 
Iraq and Section 4: Iraq - return and Section 4 support [December 2005]
Section 2
Possible right of appeal for convictions for failure to produce documents under Section 2 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004 [October 2006]
 
UK country report
UK country report
UK Country Report for 2005 for European Council on Refugee and Exiles [August 2006]
 
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Trafficking in persons
Refugee Council’s policy position on people trafficking, including recommendations [May 06]
 
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Clause 43 - use of vouchers
Parliamentary Briefing on Immigration, Asylum & Nationality Bill Clause 43 - Asylum Support (Vouchers) [Mar 2006]
 
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IAN Act 2006
Briefing on Immigration, Asylum & Nationality (IAN) Bill [Jan 2006]
 
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Counter terror clauses
Parliamentary Briefing on Immigration, Asylum & Nationality Bill Counter Terror Clauses [Jan 2006]
 
2005
Government 5-year Plan: The Government's Five Year Plan for Asylum and Immigration [February 2005]
Government 5-year plan
The Government's Five Year Plan for Asylum and Immigration [February 2005]
 
Asylum and Immigration Act 2004: An Update [March 2005]
Update on 2004 Act
Asylum and Immigration Act 2004: An Update [March 2005]
 
ILR and Iraq
ILR and Iraq
Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) entitlement for some Iraqi asylum seekers [August 2005]
 
Iraq and Section 4: Iraq - return and Section 4 support [December 2005]
Iraq and Section 4
Iraq - return and Section 4 support [December 2005]
 
2004
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Asylum and Immigration Bill 2003
Asylum and Immigration Bill 2003: Key issues and concerns [January 2004]
 
Healthcare
Healthcare
Changes to healthcare charges for asylum seekers [March 2004]
 
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European asylum system
Briefing on the common European asylum system (CEAS) [March 2004]
 
EU assession countries: Update on asylum seekers and the new EU accession countries [June 2004]
EU accession countries
Update on asylum seekers and the new EU accession countries [June 2004]
 
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Section 55 support
Applying for NASS support under Section 55: updated briefing [July 2004]
 
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Asylum and Immigration Act 2004
Asylum and Immigration Act 2004: main changes and issues of concern [September 2004]
 
Gateway: resettlement. The Gateway Protection Programme: refugee resettlement in the UK [October 2004]
Gateway: resettlement
The Gateway Protection Programme: refugee resettlement in the UK [October 2004]
 
Asylum-seeking families: One-off Government asylum case-clearing exercise for asylum-seeking families (family concession) [October 2004]
Asylum-seeking families
One-off Government asylum case-clearing exercise for asylum-seeking families (family concession) [October 2004]
 
Section 4 support: Applying for Section 4 (hard case) support to the National Asylum Support Service [June 2004]
Section 4 support
Applying for Section 4 (hard case) support to the National Asylum Support Service [June 2004]
 
2003
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Asylum and terrorism
Asylum and terrorism: the facts [January 2003]
 
EU assession countries: Update on asylum seekers and the new EU accession countries [June 2004]
Withdrawal: in-country support (1)
Update: withdrawal of in-country support - (updated briefing in light of Court of Appeal judgment)[April 2003]
 
Section 4 support: Applying for Section 4 (hard case) support to the National Asylum Support Service [June 2004]
Refugee protection
The UK government's 'new vision' of refugee protection: a summary [June 2003]
 
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Changes to publicly funded work
Proposed changes to publicly funded immigration and asylum work [July 2003]
 
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Health services
Health services for asylum seekers and refugees [August 2003]
 
Gateway: resettlement. The Gateway Protection Programme: refugee resettlement in the UK [October 2004]
Withdrawal: in-country support (2)
Update: withdrawal of in-country asylum support [October 2003]
 
Emergency accommodation
Emergency accommodation
Update on changes to Refugee Council emergency accommodation in London [November 2003]
 
2002
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Dublin Convention
The Dublin Convention [August 2002]
 
Section 4 support: Applying for Section 4 (hard case) support to the National Asylum Support Service [June 2004]
Govt proposals
Government announcements and proposals since its White Paper on asylum: a summary [July 2002]
 
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Refugee facts
Refugees in today's world [December 2002]
 
Gateway: resettlement. The Gateway Protection Programme: refugee resettlement in the UK [October 2004]
Nationality, Immigration & Asylum Act
The Nationality, Immigration & Asylum Act 2002: changes to the asylum system in the UK [December 2002]
 
 
 
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