Record low levels of legal representation in detention
Bail for Immigration Detainees has published their latest Legal Advice Survey. It finds the lowest levels of legal representation in immigration...
@fullfact.org found that since 2018, there have been 12 days on which at least 1,000 migrants were recorded as arriving by small boats. The average daily number of arrivals is considerably lower — the average since Labour took office is around 100 migrants a day.
New research shows the dire state of access to legal advice for people in immigration detention. Only 27% of respondents had a lawyer; 53% had to work on their own cases; 87% knew of free legal advice but struggled to access it; record low levels of legal representation www.biduk.org/articles/new...
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Bail for Immigration Detainees has published their latest Legal Advice Survey. It finds the lowest levels of legal representation in immigration detention in BID's 15 year records - with only...
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1. The asylum appeal backlog has risen to 87,450 cases, according to the latest quarterly tribunal statistics. Appeals lodged actually fell, but with fewer than 7,000 decided per quarter, the queue keeps growing. Waiting times are now around three years.