SLF update for ILPA monthly – November 2020

The Strategic Legal Fund supports grantees to achieve successful strategic litigation and interventions with the aim to improve implementation and enforcement of policies for vulnerable young migrants in the UK.

Grants awarded:

Public Interest Law Centre (PILC)

Funding has been awarded to the PILC to prepare a strategic legal challenge against the SSHD’s recently-announced amendment to the Immigration Rules which introduces ‘rough sleeping’ as a basis to refuse or cancel leave to enter or remain in the UK, due to come into force on 1 December 2020. 

Update on current SLF grants

Helen Bamber Foundation and Migrant Law Project (representing Detention Action, jointly with the Helen Bamber Foundation) have been granted permission to intervene in the Supreme Court case TN (Vietnam).

The Strategic Legal Fund is now taking applications for its November round, the deadline is 5pm on Tuesday 24 November 2020. If you are interested in submitting an application, or have any questions about the SLF, please contact Claire on claire.tindale@ilpa.org.uk to discuss your proposal.

www.strategiclegalfund.org.uk