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Government must deliver on warm words and give people seeking asylum the right to work

Ministers have committed to reviewing the current policy banning people seeking asylum from working in the long-awaited White Paper on immigration. Alongside our partners in…

Refugee ActionDecember 19, 2018

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Home Secretary will review ban on asylum seekers working

Responding to the Home Secretary Sajid Javid's statement in the House of Commons this afternoon that he will be reviewing the current ban which prevents…

Refugee ActionDecember 5, 2018

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More people seeking asylum are being left in limbo – the Home Office must act

Responding to the publication today (29 November 2018) of the Home Office's latest Immigration Statistics which show that the number of people waiting over six…

Refugee ActionNovember 29, 2018

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Refugee Action responds to asylum accommodation report

Responding to the publication of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration's report into asylum accommodation in the UK , Stephen Hale, Chief Executive…

Refugee ActionNovember 20, 2018

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Lack of commitment on refugee resettlement post-2020 putting scheme at risk

Lack of commitment on refugee resettlement post-2020 putting scheme at risk Refugee Action and the Refugee Council are calling on the Government to make a…

Refugee ActionAugust 23, 2018

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