Eric Pickles: Immigrants Must Speak English ‘Like A Native’ Immigrants who fail to learn English “like a native” risk becoming part of an unemployable “sub-class”, says communities secretary Eric Pickles. Pickles, who recently published a new strategy on integration, said language skills were vital, and promised £10m to encourage teaching. “In terms of wanting […]
Tribunal 12 – Call for evidence of inhuman treatment of migrants and refugees On 12 May 2012 in Stockholm and across Europe, Tribunal 12 will present an artistically formed trial that seeks to make visible what refugees, asylum seekers and migrants are experiencing in Europe. Tribunal 12 aims to investigate whether human rights are violated; expose the […]
Greece establishes new asylum and reception services The UN agency for refugees has welcomed the establishment of three new asylum services in Greece that are part of Greece’s National Action Plan on Migration Management and Asylum Reform.: the Initial Reception Service, the Asylum Service and the Appeals Authority. According to the Greek government, the objective of the Initial Reception Service is to […]
A Hertfordshire man has been sentenced to 2 years and 8 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to 37 charges of possessing and importing indecent images of children. It follows a joint investigation by our officers and Hertfordshire Constabulary. Graham Benjamin Phillips, of Railway Terrace, Kings Langley, had been stopped by our officers at Dover’s Eastern […]
Legal aid bill: government suffers defeats in the Lords The government has been defeated in six key votes during the first two days of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Bill’s report stage, and has been forced into offering concessions in several other important areas. During the first day of debate on […]
