Our latest updates on the Illegal Migration Act 2023. Updated 12 February 2024 to reflect on the publication of the Home Office’s ‘safe and legal routes’ report

2024 is going to be a big year for parliamentary politics in the UK. There are local elections happening in May, and there is going to be a General Election too. This short blog explains who can vote in which elections.

Calais Leave was originally introduced as a 10 year route to settlement. In March 2024, the Home Office reduced this to 5 years.

You have the right to access your personal information which is held by a government body, such as the Home Office. The process of doing this is called a ‘Subject Access Request’ or a SAR. Learn more about SARs by signing up to this free training.

We have received reports that the Home Office is calling people to offer ‘voluntary departure’ to Rwanda. This is what we know so far.

At the end of January 2024, the government announced a proposal to introduce a fee for claimants to bring claims forward at the Employment Tribunal. If this proposal is implemented, it risks reducing access to justice at work.

On 16 February 2024, the Home Office made changes to the domestic abuse concession. This is the temporary grant of leave available to people who have experienced domestic abuse.

Figures released at the beginning of February 2024 have revealed the shocking increase in the backlog of Asylum and Immigration Tribunal cases.

8 affected people (represented by Duncan Lewis Solicitors) brought a legal challenge against the draft regulations which were dropped by the Home Office in February 2024. 

After the landmark ruling in the Supreme Court that Rwanda is not a safe country, the UK government is doubling down on its effects to force the Rwanda plan back on the agenda. This blog explains the way the government is trying to do this.

In January 2024, the Home Office published a report on safe and legal routes to the UK as part of its duty under section 61 of the Illegal Migration Act.