General Election Resources for Asylum and Refugee Advocates
#GE2019 Stand up for the rights of refugees and people seeking asylum this election! The upcoming general election on December 12 gives us a key opportunity to raise our...
Update – 7 November 2019: AIRE Contract Joint Letter; Promote the Migrant Vote; NHS Charging Judicial Review & More
Asylum Matters shares periodic updates with our network covering policy developments, campaigning opportunities and general information of interest to refugee and asylum advocates. Here are a few updates from...
Update – 25 September 2019: AIRE transition; Report on section 4 support; Health charging for maternity care & More
Asylum Matters shares periodic updates with our network covering policy developments, campaigning opportunities and general information of interest to refugee and asylum advocates. Here are a few updates from...
Why Asylum Matters is Supporting the Global Climate Strike on 20 September
Inspired by our friends at the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, Asylum Matters will be joining the upcoming Global Climate Strike. On 20 September, ahead of a...
Lift the Ban, A Month of Action
In June a series of actions and events took place across the UK organised by the Lift the Ban campaign – a coalition of 200 members, including charities,...
Open Letter to Home Secretary
Over 30 organisations have signed an open letter to the new Home Secretary, Priti Patel, calling for reform to the immigration and asylum system. The letter sets out what...
Update – 21 June 2019: Refugee Resettlement, Move on Period, Serco Lock Changes, Healthcare Charging & More
Asylum Matters shares periodic updates with our network covering policy developments, campaigning opportunities and general information of interest to refugee and asylum advocates. We’ll now be sharing these updates...
Asylum Statistics Released: Jan – Mar 2019
The immigration statistics for the first quarter of 2019 (Q1) have been released today. Key asylum figures are below and you can find the data tables here. Applications: There were...
Lift the Ban Campaign Wins the National Campaigner Award for Best Coalition
Lift the Ban Campaign Wins the National Campaigner Award for Best Coalition Asylum Matters, together with Refugee Action, is thrilled to accept the National Campaigner Award by the Sheila...
Local Elections May 2019: Have Your Say!
On Thursday 2nd May 2019, local elections will be held in 248 councils in England and 11 councils in Northern Ireland. Directly elected mayors will also be elected in...