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Policy briefings and submissions

Call for evidence: Independent Appeals Body (IAB)

The Government has proposed creating a new Independent Appeals Body (IAB) to hear asylum appeals, as part of wider reforms to speed up decision-making and reduce backlogs in the system. In May 2026, the Public Law Project (PLP) submitted evidence in response, raising serious concerns about the independence of the new body and the assumptions behind them. Read the

28 May 2026

Blog

Statement on the anniversary of the 2024 riots

One year after far-right riots at asylum hotels in the UK, people are once again living in fear of racist and anti-migrant violence

1 Aug 2025

Policy briefings and submissions

New joint briefing on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

The Coalition for Asylum Rights and Justice presents a new briefing for the Report Stage of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

14 Apr 2025

Research

Lessons to learn: Experiences of asylum seeking children accessing education

Is the Home Office’s dispersal policy failing asylum-seeking children by significantly disrupting their education?

29 Mar 2025

Research

‘Punishing the Victim’: How the UK’s broken asylum system fails the people it should protect

A new report about Albanian asylum seekers, showcasing the key problems people face in the UK’s asylum system.

28 Feb 2025

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