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Posts Categorized: Welcome
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Impact of Health Charges – Time for More Sanctuary Health Streams?
The health charging regulations as part of the Home Office "Hostile Environment" Policy is having a huge impact on some migrant groups and refused asylum seekers including pregnant women, children and destitute people with chronic illnesses such as diabetes and asthma. The policy is inhumane, threatens public health and may…
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Refugee Family Reunion: Oxfam & Refugee Council Report and Campaign Action Ahead of Second Reading of Refugee Family Reunion Bill
The Refugee Council, British Red Cross, Amnesty International and others are campaigning to change the UK’s restrictive rules on refugee family reunion. Currently, family reunion for adult refugees is limited to their partner and children under the age of 18. For child refugees, there is no right to bring any family members to the…
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The Distance We Have Travelled
The Distance We Have Travelled tells the story of best friends Amina and Khaalid and their journey to seek acceptance…
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Latest on the campaign to boycott the school census
Last week the Department for Education published stats on nationality and country of birth data. They show that schools failed to collect…
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Initial Accommodation in Derby – Example of a Self-Catering Model
Laverstoke Court in Derby will be opening in mid-January as an Initial Accommodation Centre for up to 225 asylum-seekers. Urban Housing Services, acting on behalf of G4S, will be running the site and recruitment is underway to staff the centre. It will be self-catering with residents receiving £35 per week on an ASPEN card to…
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“Post Grant Appointment Service” to Facilitate ‘Move-On’ of New Refugees
The Home Office and Department for Work and Pensions had come together in December 2016 to roll out an assisted service to support new refugees to transition from asylum support to mainstream benefits. This was known as the ‘Warm Handover’ Service and was piloted in the North East and Yorkshire…
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New research from Refugee Action: English language provision
New research from Refugee Action: English language provision ‘not fit for purpose’ as refugees wait up to
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World on our doorstep – “Horsforth Refugee Camp” in Leeds
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“Cracks in the Irish deterrent asylum system”
Asylum campaigner, John Grayson has written an insightful article on the Direct Provision (DP) system for asylum seekers in Ireland. The DP…
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Swindon host a successful Southwest and Wales CoS Regional Conference
Forty delegates from 14 cities and towns of sanctuary groups from the South West of England and Wales came together…
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South West and Wales Regional Conference on 7th September in Swindon
Local groups in the South West of England and Wales will gather in Swindon on Thursday 7th to share inspirational…
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Free tickets for asylum seekers and refugees from the FA to World Cup qualifier at Wembley
The Football Association has been able to access tickets to the upcoming World Cup qualifier between England and Slovenia at…
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Colchester Borough Council approve motion to become a Borough of Sanctuary
by Maria Wilby
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Get Involved: Calling on CoS Groups to Contact their MPs on Asylum Issues
Asylum Matters is calling on all City of Sanctuary groups to join up with other local groups working to support refugees and people seeking asylum to contact their MPs in the post-election period.
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CoS Trustee wins Fusion Woman of the Year Award.
We are proud of Qazi Marzia Babakarkhail who won the prestigious Fusion Woman of the Year award in Oldham last month.…