This report from HBF, written with NGOs Medical Justice, Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit and Focus on Labour for Exploitation, highlights the health impact of detention on survivors of trafficking and that the government has deliberately put in place a system in which more trafficking victims will be locked up.
In this evidence, Asylum Aid and HBF set out concerns with the UK-Rwanda Memorandum of Understanding that allows for the relocation of people seeking asylum to Rwanda.
This briefing summarises some of the key findings from a 2018 systematic review carried out by the Helen Bamber Foundation in partnership with academics and experts, looking at the body of research on the impact and mental health consequences that immigration detention may have on adults, adolescents and child immigration detainees.
This report looks at the impact of housing people seeking asylum in barracks accommodation on their physical and mental health and makes recommendations for an asylum housing system that is 'fit for purpose'.
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Accounts by those seeking asylum are often challenged by the Home Office (HO) because of apparent inconsistencies and lack of credibility. Yet the ability to disclose everything at initial interview can be impacted by many factors. This study explores how applicants experienced interviews with the HO and its effects.
This submission looks at the basic needs provided for by asylum support payments and the most pressing issues that have been identified by HBF in relation to our clients. It calls for asylum support rates to be increased.
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The Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium is appalled by, and entirely opposed to, the government’s plans to permanently remove people seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda to have their claims processed, as well as live in Rwanda if their asylum claim is successful. In addition, we are extremely concerned that due to the government’s flawed approach to age disputes there is a significant risk that children will be removed to Rwanda.
This consultation response suggests a range of further ways in which the UK should respond to the mental health needs of refugees, people seeking asylum and survivors of trafficking.
In response to this consultation, we outline what needs to be considered when deciding where to 'disperse' people seeking asylum to, and urge the Home Office to put together a set of minimum standards for dispersal areas to be used as an ongoing reference tool to ensure they those moved to new areas are able to access the services and accommodation they need.
