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June 20, 2018
Number of people forced to flee their home remains at a record high
Ahead of World Refugee Day, UNHCR published their Global Trends report for 2017 revealing that…
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June 19, 2018
Refugee Council welcomes Court of Appeal ruling
The Refugee Council today welcomes a ruling by the Court of Appeal that the Home…
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June 15, 2018
Music as therapy for people seeking asylum
by Chris Bowie, Regional Therapeutic Services Team Music has the power to transcend…
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May 24, 2018
Latest immigration statistics published
Today the Government has issued its quarterly immigration statistics up to the end of March 2018.
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May 8, 2018
Independent Chief Inspector publishes report on the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s inspection of the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme…
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April 30, 2018
Sajid Javid appointed as Home Secretary
Today the Government has announced that Sajid Javid has become Home Secretary. He takes over…
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April 24, 2018
A day in the life of a volunteer therapeutic counsellor
Jenny Cousins is a social worker who volunteers at the Refugee Council’s office in Birmingham. Jenny…
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March 28, 2018
Independent inspectors find room for improvement in Home Office practice with unaccompanied children
The Home Office today published a report from the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration,…
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March 16, 2018
MPs vote to reunite refugee families torn apart by conflict
Today over 100 MPs from across the political spectrum voted in favour of changing the law…
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March 14, 2018
Refugee Council welcome integration strategy
The Refugee Council has today welcomed the Government’s integrated communities strategy green paper, which…