Conservative members of a Holyrood committee have “dissented” from an official report which claims “destitution is built into the UK asylum process”. The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee
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Pregnant women and new mothers are among thousands of refugees and asylum seekers left destitute in the UK, a leading charity has warned. The British Red Cross said it came
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More than 60,000 lone children applied for asylum in EU countries last year, new figures show. The bloc’s member states registered a total of 63,290 unaccompanied minors seeking international protection
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Thousands of refugees in the UK run the risk of homelessness and destitution due to a lack of support from the Government, a cross-party report has found. People granted refugee
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An investigation has been launched into the death of a man held at an immigration removal centre. The 43-year-old man, who has not been identified, had been detained at The
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An immigration removal centre has been hit by surging levels of violence and drug use, an inspection report has warned. Morton Hall near Lincoln has seen a “significant decline” in
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Four men have been held at an immigration removal centre for more than two years as it emerged the average length of detention there has increased, inspectors found. A report
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The Government must address a “big gap” between its position on the Dubs child refugee scheme and evidence submitted by local councils and campaigners, MPs say. Ministers faced a storm
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Britain and the US have been accused of showing an “appalling lack of leadership” over the international refugee crisis. Amnesty International claimed the UK Government has shirked its duty in
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The plight of refugees arriving on the Greek Island of Samos will be told through first-hand experience in the latest distinguished lecture delivered by the Department of Social Work, Care
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