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February 24, 2004
Refugee Council response to publication of 2003 asylum statistics
The asylum statistics for 2003 have today been published by the Home Office. In response, Maeve…
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February 24, 2004
Report calls for new approach to government asylum policy
The Asylum Rights Campaign, a coalition of leading voluntary organisations including the Refugee Council, today publishes…
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February 19, 2004
Refugee agencies demand UK Government puts an end to the destitution of asylum seekers
A report out today provides fresh evidence of ongoing destitution for asylum seekers. The Government’s policy…
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February 10, 2004
Human Rights Committee publishes report on current Asylum & Immigration Bill
The Joint Committee on Human Rights today published its fifth report on the Asylum & Immigration…
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January 8, 2004
Refugee Council calls for re-think on anniversary of controversial asylum policy
One year to the day since the legislation was implemented (8 January 2003), the Refugee Council…
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December 18, 2003
Home Secretary announces policy change regarding Section 55
The Home Secretary David Blunkett yesterday announced that asylum seekers who can give a ‘credible explanation’…
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December 17, 2003
UK Asylum: new Bill endangers refugee protection in UK
A government Bill that ‘denies asylum seekers a fair hearing’ was branded as ‘devastating’ by refugee…
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December 16, 2003
Home Affairs Committee publishes report on Asylum Bill
In response to the findings of the Home Affairs Committee report on the Asylum Bill, published…
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December 1, 2003
Government announces end to free health care for failed asylum seekers
31st December 2003 On 30th December, Health Minister John Hutton announced the Government is to…
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November 27, 2003
Response to latest asylum statistics
In response to the publication today of the latest quarterly asylum figures and the asylum Bill,…