On 20 March 2024 the government laid two 'Special Development Orders' (SDOs) granting temporary planning permission for the accommodation of people seeking asylum at two former RAF sites at Wethersfield in Braintree and Scampton near Lincoln.
The Gaza Families Reunited campaign (@GazaFamReunited on Twitter/X) coordinated a joint letter to the Home Secretary, in consultation with migrants’ rights (including refugee rights) organisations as well as Palestinians seeking to bring their family members to safety from Gaza.
This submission looks at the consultation on reforms to social housing allocations, proposed by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities.
A key component of HBF's holistic model of specialist care is legal protection. This response outlines the problems we see and the key changes needed to ensure people seeking asylum and survivors of trafficking can access legal advice and representation.
HBF and Asylum Aid submitted evidence to the UN Human Rights Committee as part of its examination of the UK under the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The submission focuses on the UK government's upholding of the ICCPR with respect to survivors of trafficking, refugees and those seeking asylum and stateless persons.
Our new report reveals that child refugees who come to the UK alone are facing harassment, abuse and criminalisation as a result of being wrongly treated as adults and placed in accommodation with adult strangers.
Our new report with Humans for Rights Network (HFRN) shows that the government’s use of Wethersfield airfield as a large ‘open-prison camp’ for men seeking asylum for the last five months has already caused profound harm and suffering.
The vast majority of HBF clients struggle financially and are forced to live in severe financial – this evidence looks at the policies that contribute to this and what needs to change.
This submission examines current rates for asylum support and why these are insufficient to allow people seeking asylum to address their essential living needs.
Survivors of trafficking from countries such as Vietnam, Albania, Eritrea & China, are victims of crime. They have been exploited and mistreated. But our new report shows how, instead of providing support, the government is leaving them without the legal right to remain in the UK, at risk of harm and further exploitation.
The ‘Illegal Migration’ Bill (now an Act) will strip those fleeing war, persecution and human rights abuses of their right to seek safety this country. It will amount to an asylum ban on those who arrive irregularly and will prevent access to vital support for survivors of trafficking and modern slavery. It is a fundamental breach of a survivor’s right to seek sanctuary and protection.
This submission to the Home Affairs Committee outlines the systemic change required to reduce the risk of survivors of trafficking who have come to the UK from abroad being subject to further exploitation or re-trafficking.
