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December 14, 2022
Channel tragedy – Refugee Council reaction to loss of life in freezing waters
Responding to news of today’s incident in the Channel, Enver Solomon, CEO of the Refugee Council,…
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December 13, 2022
Our response to the Government’s announcement of changes to the asylum system
On 13 December 2022, the Government announced some changes to the asylum system. Here we set…
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November 30, 2022
Sector urges the Government to set up Manston inquiry
Image: Hannah McKay, Reuters Following the shocking treatment of people seeking asylum at the Manston processing…
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November 24, 2022
Government statistics show a staggering backlog of asylum claims, a high grant rate, and a lack of safe routes
The government has published immigration statistics for the year ending September 2022. These provide figures for…
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November 14, 2022
New figures reveal scale of asylum backlog crisis
Figures show fresh evidence of the staggering number of people in the asylum system living in…
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October 31, 2022
Manston emergency: Ministers urged to create taskforce to tackle crisis in asylum system
Ministers are today being urged to put in place an urgent task force to tackle the…
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October 26, 2022
Home Affairs Select Committee oral evidence on Channel Crossings – Refugee Council response
Today (Wednesday 26th October) saw the Home Affairs Select Committee hold two oral evidence sessions about…
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October 19, 2022
Refugee Council expresses alarm over hundreds of children under 16 being housed in hotels as damning inspection is published
Nearly 900 unaccompanied children under the age of 16 have been housed in hotels in the…
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September 30, 2022
Hundreds of refugee children are being mistakenly judged as adults and at risk of abuse and neglect due to ‘hasty and woeful’ Home Office decision making – Refugee Council report
Hundreds of refugee children are at risk of abuse and neglect and being denied vital support…
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September 9, 2022
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The Refugee Council is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty The Queen and we…