HJT’s Legal Researcher, Agnete Gribkowski, has put together a very handy list of updates from the last week. All hyperlinks below will redirect you to the relevant content, and downloadable material. More updates like below are available in our Mastering Immigration Law Subscription Service. If you are not already a subscriber and wish to become one, you can sign up here for a 7 day FREE trial (The new 18th Edition Immigration Manual will only be sold with the subscription, call us for discounts on 02037663860).
Please see below for a list of recent changes and updates in Immigration law:
4/7/18 Updated Register of Tier 4 sponsors
4/7/18 PRCBC announcement – JR of children’s citizenship fees
2/7/18 Updated policy Detention services order 09/2016 Detention centre rule 35 and Short-term Holding Facility rule 32 Version 5.0 includes new statutory definition of torture set out in SI2018/411 and the entry in force of rule 32 of SI2018/409
2/7/18 SI2018/411 adds new sub para 6 to the definition of Torture in Rule 35, SI2001/238 (see change here). Associated changes to statutory guidance are made in SI 2018 No. 410 also in force today, all under Offender management : New guidance on short-term holding facility rules 2018 added; updates to adults at risk in immigration detention; updated detention and temporary release guidance
2/7/18 Latest version published – Form FLR(FP)
3/7/18 EEA Amendment Regs SI2018/801, in force 24/7/18, explanatory memorandum outlines some of the changes
3/7/18 Updated version of Asylum and Human Rights Appeals Best Practice Guide
29/6/18 Monthly updated list of Allocations of restricted certificates of sponsorship
29/6/18 KO (AP) [2018] CSOH 71 successful JR of decision not to accept fresh claim where decision ignored humanitarian situation in the KRG area of Iraq, described in SSHD’s own policy
29/6/18 Updated guidance An employer’s guide to right to work checks – clarifications on non-EEA undocumented long term residents; existing employees; and those under a TUPE transfer; ending of restrictions on Croatians on 1/7/18
29/6/18 SI2018/788 laid before parliament, in force 20/7/18 – amending legislation on ChB, TC, Guardians’ Allowance and Childcare Payments re: children on ‘Dubs Amendment leave’ under s67 Immigration Act 2016 – new paras in Part 11 of the Immigration Rules in force 6/7/18, introduced by HC1154
28/6/18 Updated CPIN note Country Policy and Information Note Albania: People trafficking Version 6.0
28/6/18 AAH (Iraqi Kurds – internal relocation) (CG ) [2018] UKUT 212 – replaces all existing country guidance on Iraq – relevant factors relating to the obtaining Iraqi ID documentation essential to life in Iraq, and issues with travel by Kurds to Kurdish region
28/6/18 ME (Sri Lanka) [2018] EWCA Civ 1486 FTT did not use heightened degree of scrutiny from Sivakumar, applicable to victims of torture for alleged political crimes which was an error of law