Refugee Week Guest Blog: Our Home
Dr. Martha Ako, a trustee of Swansea Asylum Seekers’ Support and a management committee member of Swansea City of Sanctuary, has shared a guest blog outlining what the theme...
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Next government must give people seeking asylum the right to work
The Lift the Ban campaign – a coalition of more than 300 businesses, recruiters, trade unions, faith groups, economists and charities – has called on the next Government to...
Advocacy Update – 06 June 2024
Our fortnightly summary of advocacy and campaigning initiatives, new research, government developments and useful resources from across the asylum, refugee and migration sector. Contact us if you’d like to get this...
New parliamentary report strengthens the case for #CommunitiesNotCamps
The House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have today published a report that challenges the Home Office over the lasting harm and financial cost of ‘institutional’ asylum accommodation...
Advocacy Update – 21 May 2024
Our fortnightly summary of advocacy and campaigning initiatives, new research, government developments and useful resources from across the asylum, refugee and migration sector. Contact us if you’d like to get this...
Advocacy Update – 02 May 2024
Our fortnightly summary of advocacy and campaigning initiatives, new research, government developments and useful resources from across the asylum, refugee and migration sector. Contact us if you’d like to get this...
New Joint Briefing for Local Authorities on the Illegal Migration Act
When fully implemented, the Illegal Migration Act 2023 will introduce the most sweeping changes to the UK’s asylum system in decades, and will have far-reaching implications for frontline service providers...
Advocacy Update – 18 April 2024
Our fortnightly summary of advocacy and campaigning initiatives, new research, government developments and useful resources from across the asylum, refugee and migration sector. Contact us if you’d like to get this...
Advocacy Update – 28 March 2024
Our fortnightly summary of advocacy and campaigning initiatives, new research, government developments and useful resources from across the asylum, refugee and migration sector. Contact us if you’d like to get this...
New General Election resources: calling on candidates to defend the right to seek safety
A General Election is highly likely to be called in 2024. After years of hostility towards people seeking safety, we now have the opportunity to build a system that...