Refugee Council Research

Refugee Council research reports are based on solid research, either carried out by us or in conjunction with other sector bodies.

These research reports, reviews and policy positions deal with key issues of policy and legislation which we believe should be tackled urgently. Older papers are available also for research purposes.

2001

Where are the children?

The results of a mapping exercise on the whereabouts of unaccompanied refugee children [June 2001]

Separated Children in the UK

An overview of the UK's policy and practices of caring for unaccompanied minors seeking asylum [August 2001]

Rights and returns of Sri Lankans

Research on the experiences of returned Sri Lankan refugees prior to 2002 [December 2001]

2002

Disability issues

Support (and lack of) available to refugees and asylum seekers with disabilities [September 2002]

Poverty and asylum in the UK

Research revealing the unacceptable levels of poverty that asylum seekers are living with [July 2002]

Return to uncertainty

Examining in detail the developments in the peace process in Sri Lanka in 2002 and potential for repatriation [July 2002]

A case for change

How young refugee children in England are missing out [June 2002]

2003

Children in Detention

Children in Detention [November 2003]

Internally displaced persons

Examining the conditions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to ethnic conflict and war in Sri Lanka 2003 [September 2003]

Unsafe havens

Unsafe havens, unworkable solutions [May 2003]

2004

Refugee integration

Agenda for Integration [November 2004]

Improving the asylum system

Refugees: Renewing the Vision. An NGO working paper on improving the asylum system [July 2004]

Withdrawal of state support

Hungry and Homeless: the impact of the withdrawal of state support on asylum seekers, refugee communities and the voluntary sector [April 2004]

Section 55

The impact of section 55 on the Inter-Agency Partnership of leading UK refugee agencies and the asylum seekers it supports [February 2004]

Refugee rights

ARC report: Providing Protection in the 21st Century - Refugee rights at the heart of UK asylum policy [2004]

2005

Education of Refugee Children

Daring to dream: Raising the achievement of 14 to 16 year old asylum-seeking and refugee children and young people [October 2005]

Asylum seekers with special needs

A study by the Refugee Council documents the findings of a survey of asylum seekers with special needs [April 2005]

Asylum seekers and employment

The Forbidden Workforce: Asylum seekers, the employment concession and access to the labour market [March 2005]

Legal aid cuts

The Refugee Council’s submission to the Campaign Against Legal Aid Cuts (CALAC) about the impact of changes to legal aid [February 2005]

2006

Denying healthcare

First do no harm: denying healthcare to people whose asylum claims have failed [June 2006]

Section 9

Inhumane and Ineffective - Section 9 in Practice; A Joint Refugee Council and Refugee Action report on the Section 9 pilot. [January 2006]

Older refugees

Older Refugees in the UK: A literature review. A Refugee Council Working Paper for the Older Refugees Programme [April 2006]

2007

Integration: employment and training

Refugee Council and University of Birmingham research report on Refugees’ Experiences of Integration: Policy related findings on employment, ESOL and vocational training [November 2007]

Refugee integration

Refugee Council's research report on refugees’ experiences of integration [October 2007]

Prisoners of terrorism?

The impact of anti-terrorism measures on refugees and asylum seekers in Britain [February 2007]

2008

Inclusive Schools

'Beyond the school gates': Refugee Council's research report on supporting refugees and asylum seekers in secondary school [May 2008]

Section 4 Vouchers

'More Token Gestures': A Refugee Council report into the use of vouchers for asylum seekers claiming Section 4 support [October 2008]

Bail hearings

Immigration bail hearings by video link: a monitoring exercise by Bail for Immigration Detainees and the Refugee Council [March 2008]

Older refugees

A Working Paper for the Older Refugees Programme – A Literature Review and Interviews with Refugees [January 2008]

NAM Monitoring

Asylum seekers’ experiences of the New Asylum Model: Findings from a survey with clients at Refugee Council One Stop Services [January 2008]

Remote Controls

Protection sensitive borders

Remote Controls: how UK border controls are endangering the lives of refugees [Refugee Council, 2008]

Context

Case studies

Turkey refugees

2009

Work

“I hate being idle”: Wasted skills and enforced dependence among Zimbabwean asylum seekers in the UK [July 2009]

Calais

Report of the British Refugee Council and France Terre d’Asile joint fact-finding mission to Calais [September 2009]

Vulnerable women

Vulnerable women - literature review

Refugee and Asylum Seeking Women Affected by Rape or Sexual Violence: a Literature Review [February 2009]

Vulnerable women - good practice guide

The Vulnerable Women’s Project Good Practice Guide: Assisting Refugee and Asylum Seeking Women affected by Rape or Sexual Violence [February 2009]

2010

Chance or choice? Understanding why asylum seekers come to the UK