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The Commons Home Affairs Select Committee Publishes Report On The UKBA

On November 4, 2011 By Shahram Taghavi

The Commons Home Affairs Select Committee has published its report into the work of the UK Border Agency during the period April to July 2011. The “Conclusions and recommendations” section of the report reads:

1. We welcome the appointment of Mr Whiteman on a lower salary of £175,000 and look forward to taking evidence from him [...]

MW (Democratic Republic of Congo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 1240

On October 28, 2011 By Shahram Taghavi

MW (Democratic Republic of Congo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 1240 (Rix, Sullivan and Lewison LJJ)(28 October 2011):

24. I do not accept Mr. Hall’s submission that, notwithstanding Maslov, the Respondent may lawfully deport a settled migrant such as this Appellant even in the absence of [...]

UKBA Independent Chief Inspector Publishes Report On Management Of Foreign National Prisoners

On October 27, 2011 By Shahram Taghavi

John Vine, Independent Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency (pictured), has published his report on the UK Border Agency’s management of foreign national prisoners entitled A thematic inspection of how the UK Border Agency manages foreign national prisoners.

The Executive Summary reads:

1. The UK Border Agency is responsible for deciding, in accordance with [...]

R (otao BA) v SSHD [2011] EWHC 2748 (Admin)

On October 26, 2011 By Shahram Taghavi

R (otao BA) v SSHD [2011] EWHC 2748 (Admin) (26 October 2011) (Laing QC)(§239) :

My conclusions are:

a. Despite the various breaches of the Secretary of State’s policy which I have described, the statutory warrant for BA’s detention was not undermined until 21 June 2011, at which point the further detention of BA breached [...]

New Upper Tribunal Decision

On October 24, 2011 By Shahram Taghavi

Alam (s 85A – commencement – Article Bangladesh[2011] UKUT 00424 (IAC) (Lane):

(1) Where it applies, s. 85A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 precludes certain evidence from being relied on, in order to show compliance with the Immigration Rules.

(2) “Fairness” arguments concerning the application of the transitional provisions regarding s. 85A, [...]

R (otao Davies and another) v The Commissioners for HMRC [2011] UKSC 4

On October 21, 2011 By Shahram Taghavi

R (otao Davies and another) v The Commissioners for HMRC [2011] UKSC 4 (Lord Hope, Lord Walker, Lord Mance, Lord Clarke, Lord Wilson) (19 October 2011):

BACKGROUND TO THE APPEALS
In 1999 the Inland Revenue [now known as Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, ‘HMRC’] published a booklet known as IR20 and entitled [...]

New Upper Tribunal Decisions

On October 5, 2011 By Shahram Taghavi

RK (entitlement to represent: s. 84) Bangladesh [2011] UKUT 00409 (IAC) (Lane):

(1) Section 84(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 provides that no person may provide immigration advice or immigration services unless he is a qualified person.

(2) Section 82(2) provides that references to the provision of immigration advice or immigration services are to [...]

Changes To The List Of English Language Tests

On October 4, 2011 By Shahram Taghavi

The UKBA have today made amendments to the list of approved English language test providers for applications made under Tiers 1, 2 and 4 of the PBS and for spouse or partner applications.

The amendments include:

Three tests awarded by Cambridge ESOL now offer certification at 3 levels of the Common European Framework rather than just [...]

Abolition of Certificate of Sponsorships

On September 21, 2011 By Shahram Taghavi

On 4 April 2011 Parliament approved the Remedial Order that will abolish the certificate of approval scheme. This means that the scheme will end on 9 May 2011.

At present, any migrant who is already in the UK and is subject to immigration control must apply for a certificate of approval before they can get [...]