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How the UK’s Illegal Migration Bill turns its back on persecuted LGBT people

As Human Rights Watch’s 2020 global report on LGBT rights illustrates, LGBT people still face significant prejudice, discrimination, and even violent persecution around the world. For LGBT people able to flee, the right to seek asylum offers the hope of safety. But under the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill – which imposes a ban on seeking … Continue reading

The ESRC Just Energy project

The ESRC Just Energy project By Chris Gill (University of Glasgow) and Naomi Creutzfeldt (University of Westminster) This blog post summarises the findings of our ESRC-funded Just Energy project and outlines the main arguments in our forthcoming book on Access to Justice for Vulnerable Energy Consumers in Europe. Our starting point for this project, four … Continue reading

Out of the frying pan…? Legal action research into EEA nationals’ access to welfare support during the transition and beyond.

Out of the frying pan…? Legal action research into EEA nationals’ access to welfare support during the transition and beyond Charlotte O’Brien and Alice Welsh (University of York) Even before the referendum, EEA nationals and their family members faced a host of complex legal and administrative obstacles accessing their welfare rights. As we near the … Continue reading

The Post-Brexit Immigration Rules: Law Commission’s Simplification Recommendations Ignored

The Post-Brexit Immigration Rules: Law Commission’s Simplification Recommendations Ignored By Jonathan Collinson (University of Huddersfield) The government have published a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules to change the UK’s immigration system from 1 January 2021. These new rules put in place the UK’s post-Brexit immigration system, once migration from the EU is no … Continue reading

The EU Settlement Scheme: Trends and Forecasts

The EU Settlement Scheme: Trends and Forecasts   By Alice Welsh & Joe Tomlinson (University of York and Public Law Project)     The EU Settlement Scheme was established to allow EU citizens resident in the UK to apply to remain in the UK after Brexit. The Scheme is novel and complex in various respects … Continue reading