Resource Archive

The Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law at Royal Holloway, University of London has produced a briefing on cross-cultural communication in asylum interviews. The briefing can be downloaded […]

BY BERIVAN GUNES As COP29 gets underway in Baku, ILPA’s Legal and Parliamentary Officer, Berivan Gunes, touches on some of the limitations, and also the use of, international refugee law […]

BY DR JO WILDING Latest figures reveal that for the first time there was a net decline in the number of immigration and asylum legal aid providers in the September […]

BY SARAH FELLOWS The Solicitors Qualifying Examination route to qualification, and specifically the element of qualifying work experience, presents an ideal opportunity for organisations to grow new and existing legal […]

BY GLYN LLOYD As 2024’s Summer of Sport draws to a close, Glyn Lloyd, Managing Partner at Newfields, provides an insight into the work and approach of a sport immigration […]

This article appears in the June 2024 edition of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, ILPA’s official journal. The article’s author also prepared the below summary. ‘In my […]

“We condemn, in the strongest terms, the racist, anti-migrant, Islamophobic, and far-right violence and aggression we have witnessed in the past week. It is designed to threaten and intimidate members […]

This article was published in the June 2024 edition of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, ILPA’s official journal. The article’s author also prepared the below summary. ‘The […]

Contents Please see the below urgent call for evidence in support of an application for permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal (deadline 3pm today). Legal Team news and […]

This article was published in the June 2024 edition of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, ILPA’s official journal. The article’s author also prepared the below summary. ‘In […]

BY ELSPETH GUILD, ALISON STANLEY, ADRIAN BERRY AND NATASHA GYA WILLIAMS Following the result of the General Election of 4 July 2024, ILPA Patrons Elspeth Guild, Adrian Berry and Alison […]

ILPA and Refugee Legal Support sent a joint open letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on 9 July 2024, outlining our concerns regarding the safety of Afghans, and urging […]

Following the result of the General Election on 4 July 2024, we welcome Sir Keir Starmer’s new Government and congratulate Yvette Cooper on her appointment as Home Secretary. We look […]

Contents Today is World Refugee Day; read on for more details about Together with Refugees’ ‘Fair Begins Here’ promise.  ILPA News New date for the Sponsor Licence Law Conference  A […]

ILPA has written to the Home Office to express considerable concerns with the processes involved in the digitalisation of immigration status in the UK. Our letter sets out five cross-cutting […]

ILPA sent the below response to the Consultation on changes to the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner’s fee structure on 4 June 2024.

‘This paper examines the discourse used by UK media outlets around migration, with specific reference to LGBTQIA + refugees. Recent UK immigration policies are exclusionary and punitive and contribute to […]

The latest UKVI Stakeholder newsletter from UKVI’s External Relations Team can be downloaded below. It provides information under the following headings:

ILPA, along with 250 other organisations, has signed the below open letter sent to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: Dear Prime Minister, We write to express our shared outrage at the […]

‘This article examines legally aided representation of people who have experienced trafficking. Drawing on interviews with legal practitioners who specialise in immigration and asylum law it considers, first, the importance […]

ILPA has reviewed the detailed Statement of Changes HC 590, laid on 14 March 2024, along with the relevant policy guidance documents that were updated on 4 April 2024 in […]

ILPA sent the below letter to Judge Melanie Plimmer, Chamber President of the First-tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber, on 8 April 2024 regarding the support of litigants-in-person in light […]

ILPA is one of 75 organisations who have signed a joint letter calling for the Home Secretary to urgently create a Gaza Family Scheme to enable family members of Palestinians […]

ILPA and Reunite Families UK have submitted joint evidence, endorsed by Praxis, The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, Migrant Voice, and British in Europe, to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee […]

‘This paper will discuss the issues of large-scale accommodation for queer people seeking asylum. The aim is to show how the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 and the plans for […]

ILPA is delighted to announce that we have appointed Alison Stanley as a Patron of ILPA. Alison has had an illustrious career as an immigration lawyer at JCWI and Bindmans […]

ILPA has produced a detailed response to the Home Secretary’s Statement on ‘Legal Migration’ from 4 December 2023. The Statement can be downloaded below.

The Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium (RMCC), of which ILPA is a member, has issued the below briefing on the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill for Report Stage […]

ILPA and Work Rights Centre have submitted joint evidence to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee regarding the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC 556 of 19 February 2024, and in particular […]

We collectively acknowledge the following concerns with the current United Kingdom’s asylum system and propose the following changes be made to return the UK to a state of compliance with […]

With many thanks to the members who contributed, ILPA’s response to the Ministry of Justice’s Call for Evidence to inform their Review of Civil Legal Aid (RoCLA) can be read […]

Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) made a submission to Reem Alsalam, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, in advance of her visit to the UK from […]

‘Refugee Law in the United Kingdom is undergoing a moment of profound change. This change is clearly visible with both the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 and the Illegal Migration […]

‘This paper analyses the compatibility of the Memorandum of Understanding with Rwanda (MoU) with the UK’s international and domestic obligations towards LGBTQI + people seeking asylum. It argues that the […]

Contents Welcome to the weekly members’ email, with: Legal Team news and updates GENERAL  Draft Appendix Adoption and Appendix Crossing the Border Rules for member feedback (deadline: 27 February 2024) […]

The latest UKVI Stakeholder Update from the External Relations Team has been published below. It provides information under the following headings:

The Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium (RMCC), of which ILPA is a member, has issued the below briefings on the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill for Committee Stage […]

‘The UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme has thus far issued more than 200,000 visas to Ukrainians fleeing war. The operation of this scheme is contingent upon a sizeable group of […]

‘Following the broadcast in 2014 of a BBC Panorama programme and the discovery of large-scale fraud in Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) test centres, tens of thousands of […]

ILPA, together with 264 other organisations, has signed the below joint statement on the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill in advance of the Bill’s Second Reading in the […]

Contents ILPA News ILPA Member Forum All members should now have received an invitation to join our new Member Forum which is replacing the Google Group. A reminder that to […]

The Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA), JUSTICE and Freedom from Torture have prepared a briefing on the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill ahead of its Second Reading in […]

ILPA has launched a new and improved member service: the ILPA Member Forum. Replacing the popular but increasingly unwieldy Google Group that was set up to provide a line of […]

This article appears in the December 2023 edition of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, ILPA’s official journal. The summary, also by Natasha Gya Williams, is as follows: […]

We are asking all ILPA members to complete our short survey on Well-being, Racial Justice and Equality to help inform our future work in this area, particularly in light of […]

Contents Welcome to the weekly members’ email, with: ILPA News ILPA’s future influencing work: deadline for submitting views TOMORROW, Friday 12 January Thank you to everyone who has submitted their […]

Contents: ILPA News Office reopening The ILPA office has now reopened after the Christmas break but please note that our response times may be slightly longer than usual due to […]

ILPA and Rainbow Migration have prepared a joint briefing in relation to the Draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Amendment of List of Safe States) Regulations 2024. The Draft […]

Please note that this will be the final weekly email update of 2023, with the next update being sent in January. We send you all our very best wishes for the festive season!  Contents: ILPA News […]

ILPA has written to Chris Jones at the Home Office giving examples of: Our thanks to those members who provided examples. A redacted version of the letter can be downloaded […]

The Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA), JUSTICE and Freedom from Torture have prepared a briefing on the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill ahead of its Second Reading in […]

Contents Welcome to the weekly members’ email, with: ILPA News Coming soon: the new ILPA Member Forum   Further to the announcement at our AGM last week, we are delighted to […]

ILPA’s Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 22 November 2023 at Friends House in London, with the opportunity to attend remotely via Zoom. We were delighted to welcome so […]

This article appears in the September 2023 edition of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, ILPA’s official journal. The summary, also by Solange Valdez-Symonds and Steve Valdez-Symonds, is […]

This article appears in the September 2023 edition of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, ILPA’s official journal. The summary, also by Catriona Barclay and Elspeth Guild, is […]

Please see the below letter sent from to Oliver Rae, Director for Work, Study, Family and Ukraine at the Home Office. Our thanks to members for alerting us of this issue. […]

ILPA and GMIAU sent an addendum to previous comments on ‘draft prioritisation policy within Family reunion: for refugees and those with humanitarian protection, version 9.0’ on 16 November 2023. Both […]

ILPA and the3million have sent a joint letter, signed by 55 other organisations, to the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Minister for Immigration regarding the implementation […]

The latest UKVI Stakeholder Update from the External Relations Team has been published below. It provides information under the following headings:

With many thanks to the members who contributed, ILPA’s response to the Legal Aid Agency’s consultation on proposed changes to the 2018 Standard Civil Contract and Category Specific Rules Immigration […]

Please see the below letter sent to the Home Office on 31 October 2023 regarding the introduction of fee waivers for human-rights based entry clearance applications.

Please see the below joint briefing from civil society on the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023.

This article appears in the September 2023 edition of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, ILPA’s official journal. The authors’ summary is as follows: At a glance Aims […]

With many thanks to the members who contributed, ILPA’s response to the Home Office’s consultation on ‘Biometric registration regulations: changes to the Code of Practice’, submitted on 7 October 2023, […]

ILPA’s Chief Executive, Jonathan Griffin, wrote to the Prime Minister and Home Secretary on 17 August 2023 on behalf of ILPA members to express our increasing concern regarding the safety […]

This article appears in the September 2023 edition of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, ILPA’s official journal. The summary, also by Jo Wilding*, is as follows: ‘The […]

The latest UKVI Stakeholder Update from the External Relations Team has been published below. It provides information under the following headings:

A Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 1780) was published on 7 September 2023 and can be read here, alongside an Explanatory Memorandum. The following minor change will […]

Below is a letter to practitioners and users of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) from Principal Resident Judge Blum, dated 18 September 2023.

ILPA Members Welcome to the weekly members’ email, with updates from the Legal Team, dates for Working Group meetings, September training dates, Government updates and the latest job opportunities. ILPA News Secretariat […]

Below is a copy of the Standard Directions that will be issued by the Upper Tribunal’s Immigration & Asylum Chamber (UTIAC) from 25 September 2023 in all appeal cases where […]

The Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law is delighted to announce the appointment of two new deputy editors to work with the editor, Alan Desmond. The JIANL is the […]

This article appears in the June 2023 edition of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, ILPA’s official journal. The author’s summary is as follows: ‘This article offers a […]

ILPA’s response to the Tribunal Procedure Committee’s consultation on potential changes to rules on Citizens’ Rights Appeals and Rule 22A of the Upper Tribunal Rules can be read below.

ILPA’s Chief Executive, Jonathan Griffin, has written to the Prime Minister and Home Secretary on behalf of ILPA members to express our increasing concern regarding the safety of immigration practitioners […]

ILPA has issued the below Statement on the Safety and Protection of Immigration Practitioners.

Immigration practitioners have an essential role in upholding and supporting the efficiency of the UK’s immigration and justice system. Through discharging their professional ethical obligations, they help protect these systems […]

This article appears in the June 2023 edition of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, ILPA’s official journal. The author’s summary is as follows: ‘On 11 March 2020, […]

Dear Members, ILPA turned 40 this year and it seemed to me as fitting a time as any to step down from the role of ILPA Trustee and Chair. I […]

Job title: Immigration Solicitor or Level 2 Caseworker Organisation: Kilby Solicitors Ltd Salary: £30 000 – £40 000 plus depending on experience Location: London, Waterloo Application deadline: 31 December 2024 […]

The Home Office has shared with ILPA the below responses to the outstanding questions from the Digital Status Forum’s July meeting and e-Visa questions relating to vulnerable and digitally excluded […]

ILPA, together with Asylum Aid, the Helen Bamber Foundation, Doctors of the World, Asylum Matters, Care4Calais, and Humans for Rights Network, has produced a joint briefing for the Home Office […]

The Home Office Place Based Visibility Tool (PBVT) from October 2024 can be downloaded below. Please note we have permission to share this with ILPA members but it must not […]

Detention Action, Bail for Immigration Detainees and Medical Justice, with assistance from ILPA, have produced the below series of briefings for new MPs, introducing the law, policy and practice of […]

Job title: Casework Supervisor Organisation: Refugee Legal Support Salary: £41,000 – £46,000 per year Location: London (Hybrid) Application deadline: 9 December 2024, 9am Contact about the role: For an informal […]