Cloisters: The Immigration Bill 2015-16 and employment rights for migrants
18 February 2016
Leading equality and human rights barristers from Cloisters chambers give a monthly practical insight into key legal developments.
Leading equality and human rights barristers from Cloisters chambers give a monthly practical insight into key legal developments.
From January 2016, FRA is publishing monthly updates on the fundamental rights situation of people arriving in those Member States that have been particularly affected by large migration movements.
The Immigration Bill 2015-2016 was published in September 2015. A consultation on extending charging for overseas visitors and migrants who use the NHS closed on 7 March 2016.
Following a consultation in 2015, the Government published its response confirming how it plans to reform its approach to labour market enforcement.
The closing date for submissions to Louise Casey’s review of ‘how we can boost opportunity and integration in our country’ was 22 January 2016.
In December 2015, race equality think tank the Runnymede Trust launched ‘This is Still About Us’, a report about the attitudes of ethnic minorities in Britain on immigration and Europe.
‘Rethinking migration for a Good Society’ by Katherine Tonkiss considers what a ‘Good Society’ means for immigration control.
A number of NGOs, including EDF members, have published information about the refugee and migrant crisis, telling people how they can get involved or give support.
In September 2015, Migrants’ Rights Network and the Centre of Labour and Social Studies published a second edition of ‘Changing the debate on migration’.
“No Passport Equals No Home”: An independent evaluation of the ‘Right to Rent’ scheme was published in September 2015.