Asylum
All Standard Notes
22 Documents
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 09.05.2013 | Immigration and asylum policy: Government plans and progress made |
| This note provides an overview of the Government's immigration and asylum policy priorities and its progress in implementing them. | |
| 08.03.2013 | Human Trafficking: UK responses |
| This note examines the UK responses to human trafficking, including the Government's strategy and implementation of the Council of Europe Convention Against Trafficking and a related EU Directive. | |
| 04.03.2013 | Viral emails protesting about financial assistance for "illegal immigrants/refugees living in Britain" |
| A viral email claims that "illegal immigrants/refugees living in Britain" receive significantly more financial assistance from the Government than UK pensioners. The email originates from abroad and the figures quoted do not reflect the true situation in the United Kingdom. | |
| 01.03.2013 | Asylum decisions: Social Indicators page |
| Summary statistics on asylum decisions in the UK. | |
| 01.03.2013 | Asylum seekers: Social Indicators page |
| Summary statistics on asylum seekers. | |
| 28.02.2013 | Asylum: Financial support for asylum seekers |
| Asylum seekers are not eligible for mainstream welfare benefits whilst waiting for a decision on their asylum application. Instead, if they are destitute, they can apply to the UK Border Agency for accommodation and/or financial support. The Government has recently confirmed that it is conducting a review of the asylum support system, which is expected to be completed by the end of the financial year. | |
| 02.01.2013 | Ending child immigration detention |
| The Coalition Agreement committed the Government to ending immigration detention of children. Families with children are no longer detained in Immigration Removal Centres before removal from the UK, although they may be held for up to a week in secure 'pre-departure accommodation' instead. | |
| 07.11.2011 | Asylum seekers and the right to work |
| Asylum seekers can apply for permission to work if they have waited for over 12 months for an initial decision on their asylum claim or further submissions following a refusal of asylum. Those granted permission to work since 9 September 2010 are restricted to jobs on the shortage occupation list. The Government have no plans to relax the restrictions on asylum seekers' rights to work. | |
| 04.11.2011 | Constituency casework: immigration, nationality and asylum |
| Members of Parliament handle an enormous number of immigration, nationality and asylum enquiries from constituents. This note outlines the legal restrictions on giving immigration advice, gives some suggestions on handling constituents' enquiries, refers to some sources of information that may be helpful for straightforward questions, and highlights training courses available to Members' staff. | |
| 25.10.2011 | Sources of social statistics: Immigration, Asylum and Migration |
| This note is intended as a guide to the key sources in immigration, asylum and migration statistics. It represents a self-help guide, providing a starting point for those interested in obtaining statistics for themselves. | |
| 05.07.2011 | Asylum: Claims based on sexual identity |
| The Coalition Agreement pledged not to remove asylum seekers from the UK if they are at proven risk of persecution due to their sexual orientation or gender identification. The UKBA has since enhanced its guidance and training for asylum caseworkers on how to handle these types of asylum claim, but has been criticised for failing to monitor how the new approach is being implemented. | |
| 22.06.2011 | Asylum Statistics |
| This note presents statistical information on asylum applications in the UK. | |
| 06.12.2010 | Asylum: Azure payment cards |
| This note provides an overview of how the Azure card scheme works and related NGO and Parliamentary scrutiny. Various other Library standard notes contain further information about the asylum support system and associated topics. | |
| 10.08.2010 | Asylum 'legacy' cases |
| The backlog of unresolved asylum cases lodged before 5 March 2007 is being tackled through the UK Border Agency's 'case resolution programme' (also known as the 'legacy casework programme'). This is not an amnesty; cases are considered according to the normal criteria, following a list of priorities set by the Government. The UK Border Agency aims to complete the programme by 2011. | |
| 03.02.2010 | Anti-Slavery Day Bill |
| This note provides an overview of the Anti-Slavery Day Bill, which would require the Secretary of State to designate a date for an annual "Anti-Slavery Day" to raise awareness of the dangers and consequences of modern-day slavery and human trafficking. The Bill is a Private Member's Bill introduced by Anthony Steen, founder of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Human Trafficking, who drew sixth place in the 2009-10 ballot for Private Members' Bills. | |
| 04.01.2010 | The draft Immigration Bill and simplification of immigration law |
| This note gives an update on the progress that has been made in the Simplification Project and the Government's latest proposals. The draft Immigration Bill is incomplete and was not referred to in the Queen's speech of 18 November 2009. Its future prospects could therefore be affected by the outcome of the General Election. | |
| 20.07.2009 | Human Trafficking: international responses |
| This note examines international responses to human trafficking, including an overview of relevant treaties from organisations such as the UN, the International Labour Organization and the Council of Europe. | |
| 26.05.2009 | Update on Burma |
| 13.03.2009 | Asylum seekers from Zimbabwe |
| Government policy towards asylum seekers from Zimbabwe - and especially towards returning to Zimbabwe those whose applications have been refused - has for a number of years proved contentious. This note therefore examines some of the background to, and development of, Government policy towards asylum seekers from Zimbabwe. | |
| 20.10.2008 | Draft (partial) Immigration and Citizenship Bill: an analysis |
| This note provides an analysis of the draft (partial) Bill itself, which is intended to consolidate and 'simplify' nearly four decades of immigration acts, as well as the partial draft Immigration Rules that were published with it and other measures that are likely to be included in the Bill. | |
| 28.08.2008 | Background to the draft (partial) Immigration and Citizenship Bill |
| Following several consultation exercises, on 14 July 2008 the Government published for consultation a draft (partial) Immigration and Citizenship Bill. It is intended to consolidate and 'simplify' nearly four decades of immigration acts. This note looks at the background and context of the draft (partial) Bill. | |
| 13.07.2004 | Social statistics: Key sources |
| Social statistics: Key sources. By Matthew Whittaker. SN/SG/2206. |
All Research Papers
11 Documents
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 22.05.2009 | Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL] (Bill 86 of 2008-09). |
| This paper is on the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL] (Bill 86 of 2008-09). This Bill would deal firstly with the transfer of border customs functions to the new UK Border Agency. It would also introduce new naturalisation requirements and deal with various other citizenship issues. The Bill as it was introduced in the Lords would have provided for immigration control to be introduced on air and sea routes within the Common Travel Area but these provisions were defeated in the Lords. Originally the Bill would also have restricted the involvement of the higher courts in immigration and nationality cases, but a Lords amendment limited the scope of this restriction. The Bill would introduce a new duty on the UK Border Agency to safeguard the welfare of children and make provisions in relation to trafficking babies and children for exploitation. | |
| 09.08.2007 | The Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Bill 130 of 2006-07 |
| 31.01.2007 | The UK Borders Bill |
| 30.06.2005 | Immigration Asylum and Nationality Bill (Bill 13 of 2005-06) |
| Immigration Asylum and Nationality Bill. (Bill 13 of 2005-06). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/52 | |
| 12.12.2003 | Asylum and Immigration:proposed changes to publicly funded legal advice and representation |
| Asylum and Immigration: proposed changes to publicly funded legal advice and representation. House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/89. | |
| 11.12.2003 | Asylum and Immigration:the 2003 Bill |
| Asylum and Immigration:the 2003 Bill. House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/88. | |
| 15.10.2002 | Social indicators |
| Social indicators. (Includes articles on House prices-analysis and methodology,The 2001 Census of population:first results and Sources of asylum and immigration statistics). House of Commons Library Research Paper 02/57. | |
| 23.04.2002 | Nationality Immigration and Asylum Bill (Bill 119 of 2001/02) |
| The Nationality Immigration and Asylum Bill: immigration and asylum. Bill 119 of 2001/02. House of Commons Library Research Paper 02/26. | |
| 22.04.2002 | Nationality Immigration and Asylum Bill (Bill 119 of 2001/02) |
| The Nationality Immigration and Asylum Bill: nationality and citizenship. Bill 19 of 2001/02. House of Commons Library Research Paper 02/25. | |
| 16.11.2001 | Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Bill, Parts IV and V:Immigration asylum race and religion (Bill 49 of 2001-02) |
| Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Bill, Parts IV and V:Immigration, asylum race and religion (Bill 49 of 2001/02). House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/96. | |
| 19.02.1999 | Immigration and Asylum |
| Immigration and Asylum. House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/16. |
