The Home Office has released comprehensive collection of data pertaining to legal, and illegal migration this week. This is also accompanied with a collection of Rules which are now archived and replaced with the most current Immigration Rules for their respective categories.
Launch of the new Scale-up route by the Government has attracted significant interest this week. Scale-up visa allows thriving businesses to have the opportunity to employ the top talents from international workforce. Rules, Caseworker Guidance, and eligible occupation Guidance relating to this route have been released this week.
The Government stands firm to remove illegal migrants and zero tolerance policy towards foreign offenders from the country. This is evident from the Government’s pledge to fast track the removal of Albanians who are illegally entering the country.
Check out all such latest News, Case laws and updates to the Home Office documents from the week, below.
NEWS
Faster accommodation moves for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children – Home Office
Changes mean children will spend less time in hotels and more time in long-term accommodation designed for their needs. To view the full article, click here
Scale-up visa will propel high-growth businesses – Home Office
UK businesses experiencing impressive success will be eligible to sponsor talented individuals, from scientists and engineers to architects and programmers, to support their growth and contribute to boosting the UK’s economy. To read the full article, click here
UK and Albania pledge rapid removal of those entering the UK illegally – Home Office
Removal of Albanians with no right to be in the UK will be fast-tracked wherever possible, under new plans agreed to tackle the scourge of small boat crossings. To read more, click here
Refugees granted UK asylum hit 32-year high – just as Tories try to deport them to Rwanda – Mirror
Some 76% of asylum seekers had their claim for asylum, leave or humanitarian protection approved in the year to June – the most since 1990. To read the full article, click here
Home Office: Only 21 asylum seekers deported from UK in 18 months as Rwanda scheme stalls – Independent
The UK forcibly returned only 21 asylum seekers to “safe third countries” in the 18 months since Brexit came into effect, new figures show as the Rwanda scheme stalls. To read the full article, click here
CASE LAW
The Queen (on the application of Shajmin Akter Parul) v Secretary of the State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 2143 (Admin)
The Claimant, who suffered with from multiple chronic medical conditions. applied for a judicial review of the failure of the SSHD, to provide her with suitable accommodation in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (“Tower Hamlets”), pursuant to section 4, Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. In the determination handed down by the High Court, it was found that the SSHD indeed was under the duty to provide a suitable accommodation- SSHD’s failure to provide any evidence to justify the delay further added to the breach of section 4 Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Mandatory order allowed. To read the full determination, click here
The Queen (on the application of A) v Secretary of the State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 2174 (Admin)
A renewed application for interim relief was put forward. The purpose of this was to compel the defendant to provide the claimant with accommodation, pursuant to the power the defendant has by reason of Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016. Interim relief was refused on the papers on 8 June 2022. Interim Order granted by Mr Justice Lane and SSHD directed to provide accommodation under Schedule 10 Immigration Act 2016. To read the full determination, click here
The Queen (on the application of AAA and others) v Secretary of the State for the Home Department and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [2022] EWHC 2191 (Admin)
The application put forward in the context of a number of claims by individuals for permission to bring claims for judicial review to challenge decisions to the effect that their claims for asylum would not be processed in the United Kingdom but they would or might be removed to Rwanda and their asylum claims dealt with there. They also seek permission to challenge the lawfulness of the arrangements under which claimants for asylum can be removed to Rwanda. The claimants also include one trade union and three non-governmental organisations. Out of the 10 items put forward in the claim, the High Court refused public interest immunity for 6 and granted 4. To find out more about it, access the full determination here
HOME OFFICE UPDATED DOCUMENTS
Ukraine Visa Schemes: visa data – Latest operational data on applications to come to or stay in the UK under the Ukraine Visa Schemes and Ukraine Extension Scheme has been updated on 25th August 2022. To view the updated data, click here
Guidance: Home Office EU Settlement Scheme statistics- user guide has been updated on 25 August 2022. To view the updated Guidance, click here
Transparency data: Afghan Resettlement Programme – operational data has been published on 25th August 2022. To view the updated data, click here
Guidance: Home Office immigration statistics: user guide has been updated on 25th August 2022. To view the updated Guidance, click here
Collection: Migration statistics has been updated on 25th August 2022. To view the updated collection, click here
Collection: Migration research and analysis has been updated on 25th August 2022. To view the updated research, click here
Collection: Immigration statistics quarterly release has been updated on 25th August 2022. To view the updated collection, click here
Collection: Irregular migration to the UK statistics has been updated on 25th August 2022. To view the updated collection, click here
Collection: EU Settlement Scheme statistics have been updated on 25th August 2022. To view the updated Guidance, click here
Collection: Immigration and border statistics relating to COVID-19 has been updated on 25th August 2022. To view the updated collection, click here
Guidance: Policy and legislative changes affecting migration to the UK: timeline updated on 25th August 2022. To view the updated Guidance, click here
Official Statistics: Irregular migration to the UK, year ending June 2022 has been published on 25th August 2022. To view the updated collection, click here
Official Statistic: Statistics relating to passenger arrivals since the COVID-19 outbreak, August 2022 has been published on 25th August 2022. To view the statistics, click here
Statistical data set: Returns and detention datasets has been updated on 25th August 2022. To view the updated data , click here
Statistical data set: Asylum and resettlement datasets have been updated on 25th August 2022. To view the updated data, click here
Statistical data set Immigration statistics data tables, year ending June 2022 has been published on 25th August 2022. To view the updated data, click here
National statistics Immigration statistics, year ending June 2022 have been published on 25th August 2022. To view the data, click here
Statistical data set Managed migration datasets have been updated on 25th August 2022. To view the data, click here
EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, June 2022 have been published on 25th August 2022. To view the data, click here
Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for UK visa applicants and temporary UK residents has been updated on 24th August 2022. To view the updated Guidance, click here
Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): Worker and temporary worker sponsors has been updated on 23rd August 2022. To view the updated Guidance, click here
Guidance : Risks of illegal migration to the UK has been updated on 23rd August 2022. To view the updated Guidance, click here
Guidance : Immigration Rules archive: 10 August 2022 to 21 August 2022 has been published on 23rd August 2022. To view the updated Guidance, click here
Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): immigration removal centers have been updated on 22nd August 2022. To view the updated Guidance, click here
Guidance Immigration Rules archive: 28 June 2022 to 9 August 2022 have been published on 22nd August 2022. To view the Guidance, click here
Guidance Immigration Rules archive: 20 June 2022 to 27 June 2022 have been published on 22nd August 2022. To view the Guidance, click here
Immigration Rules Appendix KOL UK has been updated on 22nd August 2002. To access the updated Rules, click here
Immigration Rules Appendix ATAS: Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) has been updated on 22nd August 2022. To view the updated Rules, click here
Immigration Rules Appendix International Sportsperson has been updated on 22nd August 2022. To view the updated Guidance, click here
Immigration Rules Appendix Scale-up has been published on 22nd August 2022. To view the Rules, click here
Immigration Rules Appendix Global Talent have been updated on 22nd August 2022. To view the updated Rules, click here
Guidance Scale-up: going rates for eligible occupations has been published on 22nd August 2022. To view the Guidance, click here
Guidance Scale-up worker caseworker guidance has been published on 22nd August 2022. To view the updated Guidance, click here
Guidance Financial evidence for sponsored or endorsed work routes has been updated on 22nd August 2022. To view the updated Guidance, click here
Guidance Sponsor a Scale-up Worker has been published on 22nd August 2022. To view the Guidance, click here
