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UK Policy Consultation & Briefing

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Immigration and Citizenship
Memorandum of evidence to the Home Affairs Committee on the Draft (Partial) Immigration and Citizenship Bill on behalf of JCWI (PDF) >>

 

UK Borders Bill
JCWI responds to IND (PDF) >>

Lords Grand Committee briefing on UK borders bill (Word) >>

 

Changes to visa fees
JCWI responds to IND (PDF) >>

 

Marriage Rules Campaign

Court of Appeal rules they breach human rights. Read more >>

JCWI briefing to Parliament on the rules before they were passed in 2004 >>

You don't have to ask parents for permission to marry - just the local bureaucrat or the Home Secretary >> Press release 21 January 2005

Useful information if you are thinking of getting married >>

 

Immigration status and the new overseas visitor health rules
A kick in the stomach? Maternal services and migrant women >>

Health Committee publication - Third Report
Browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee at:
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/
cm200405/cmselect/cmhealth/252/25202.htm

 

JCWI response to the DoH consultation on restriction of primary care offered to overseas visitors

Read JCWI on restriction of primary care for overseas visitors - August 2004 (PDF - 185 KB) >>

 

Recognise Rights, Realise Benefits

What will selective admission mean for migrants? Read more (PDF 109 KB) >>

 

Response to Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry into IND
IND Inquiry response (PDF 145 KB) >>

 

Response to JCHR on trafficking
JCHR inquiry response (PDF 160 KB) >>

 

New immigration bill
Briefing on the Immigration Asylum and Nationality Bill 2006 (PDF 97 KB) >>

 

Make immigration work for everyone
JCWI's election leaflet - 10 recommendations to make immigration work in the UK (PDF 44 KB) >>

 

Domestic Violence
How the law hits migrant victims (PDF 208 KB) >>

 

Immigration, Social cohesion and Social capital: What are the Links?
Research project undertaken during 2004 to 2005. The team included Professor Roger Zetter, Dr David Griffiths, Nando Sigona in collaboration with Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) (Don Flynn, Tauhid Pasha, Rhian Beynon). It was funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Download a PDF of the research at:
www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/planning/
dfm/materials/brookes_jcwi_jrt.pdf!

We joined Oxford Brookes researcher to investigate (PDF 282 KB) >>

 

Asylum & Immigration Appeal Tribunal
JCWI’s response to The Department of Constitutional Affairs consultation on changes to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and legal aid - December 2004 (PDF - 114 KB) >>

 

JCWI's report on economic migration policies in the UK published by the Migration Policy Group, May 2003
www.migpolgroup.com/uploadstore/UK.pdf

 

ID Card Discrimination Campaign

Commons Second Reading >>
Commons Committee Stage >>
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ommons Third Reading >>
Our latest briefing to Parliament >>
Surveillance inquiry - JCWI response to the HAC >>

 

Electronic monitoring of asylum seekers
Article from the JCWI magazine on electronic monitoring (PDF - 88 KB) >>
JCWI archived press release (22 Sept 04) >>
JCWI media factsheet (PDF - 90 KB) >>

Are you subjected to electronic tagging because of your immigration status.? Or are you representing someone who is? Please email us with your details in strictest confidence at tagging@jcwi.org.uk

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Free legal advice

JCWI no longer operates 2nd tier telephone advice line for the contract holders of the Legal Services Commission(LSC). This service is provided by a new service provider. For further information about this please contact the LSC on
0845 608 1122.

We are currently unable to provide free advice to the general public. Find out more >>

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JCWI campaigns

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