Important Upper Tribunal decision on asylum seeking children’s rights
On 19 July 2018 for the first time in a judicial review of a take charge refusal under the Dublin III Regulation, the Upper Tribunal determined the family relationship for itself and gave guidance on the right to an effective remedy for children seeking asylum. The Upper Tribunal also ruled that...
Home Office admits it unlawfully separated a father from his daughter
The father, was detained and separated from his 3 year old daughter who was in care. The Family Court ordered that she should be reunited with him but if he was not released in time, she should be adopted. The Home Office refused to release him, transferred him to a detention centre miles away so...
Daniel Morgan family statement on Court of Appeal judgment in murder suspects' claim against police
The family of Daniel Morgan have spoken out today in the wake of the Court of Appeal judgment on the claim brought against the Metropolitan Police by those suspected of the murder of Daniel Morgan.
On 19 July 2018 there will be an initial hearing of a challenge brought by Medical Justice to changes to the Government’s policy on the detention of torture victims. Medical Justice believes that the changes will make it easier for the Home Office to detain vulnerable migrants, including...
Ministers to debate apology for historical adoption practices on 12 July.
In a victory for a long-running campaign by a group of birth mothers, Ministers will consider whether the government should apologise for “the pain and suffering that the practise of forced adoption caused many women from the 1960s onwards, and for the policies and practises which caused it". ...
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Report finds evidence of discriminatory behaviour and institutional racism on the part of Bristol City Council and Avon and Somerset Constabulary Read More
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