10 August 2018
Parenting under immigration and family law - Sole responsibility is outdated and at odds with the Children Act
Sole responsibility is a concept provided for by Part 8 and Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules (the “Rules”). It is something which may need to be shown in order for a UK based parent to bring a non-British child to the UK to live with them. This blog looks at why, in the context of family law and modern day family life, the Rules are outdated and in urgent need of review.
17 July 2018
Right to Work update for HR and global mobility professionals
As many HR and global mobility professionals may know, the Home Office frequently updates its guidance and it’s always a good prompt to refresh your knowledge. You may have seen the recently updated guidance on right to work checks. I know the last thing anyone sitting in HR or global mobility wants or has time to do, is read the 40 page document cover to cover.
5 July 2018
New Immigration Rules - implications for the NHS
Emma Fowler and Marcia Longdon examine the background to these changes and the impact they will have.
22 June 2018
The hostile environment, detaining children and the dangers of dehumanisation
The Trump administration finally, on World Refugee Day, signed an executive order, after weeks of simultaneously denying its existence and defending its necessity, purporting to end the policy of separating children from their parents.
1 June 2018
How should employers handle immigration status?
Over recent years, the UK government has increasingly chosen to outsource much of the immigration enforcement function to employers, educators, landlords and providers of public services under a policy known as the ‘hostile environment’.