The following is the earlier listing of newswatch topics.

UK Border Agency Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules Cm 7701 September 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/statements...

‘New controls help protect jobs for British workforce’ 7 September 2009
press release re Migration Advisory Committee
www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2009/september/contro...
for the Migration Advisory Committee report, published 19 August 2009 see:
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/workingwithus/m...

‘Temporary concession for students attending state-maintained schools on exchange or educational visits’ 28 August 2009
press release
www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2009/august/concessio...

‘Lower age limit for partners of points-based system applicants’ 21 August 2009
press release
www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2009/august/pbs-partn...

‘Updated implementation plan for Tier 4 of the points-based system, UK Border Agency news and updates 18 August 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2009/august/t4-imple...
 
Notice about biometric data and sharing of information with the Department of Homeland Security August 2009
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/visas/visa-bio
House of Commons Home Affairs Committee Thirteenth Report of Sessions 2008-09 HC 217-i HC 217-ii
1 August 2009
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmhaff.htm

The Work of the UK Border Agency 8 July 2009
Home Affairs Committee Oral Evidence Session 2008-09
www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/home_affairs_committee/hacpn0...
Changes to the Points-Based System – 7 August 2009 UK Border Agency press release
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2009/august/pbs-spon...
Includes a link to the table of changes.

Repayment of fees paid for certificates of approval – 31 July 2009
UK Border Agency News and Updates
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsfragments/coa-fee-repayment?a...

Changes to policy on judicial review challenges
21 July 2009
www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2009/july/policy-chan...

Information about the UK Border Agency's work in different regions (undated)
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/managingborders/your-region/

UK Border agency portal for information about removal centres as well as Operating Standards for Removal Centres and places of detention direction (undated)
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/managingborders/immigrationremovalcentres/

Commission communication on the EU residence directive 2004/38/
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2009/jul/eu-com-family-members-com-313.pdf

Child Trafficking in the European Union - Challenges, perspectives and good practices – July 2009
Report of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency on Child Trafficking in Europe
www.fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/products/publications_reports/pub_child_tra...

Eurodac Supervision Coordination Group Second Inspection Report – 24 June 2009
www.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWEB/webdav/site/mySite/shared/Documents/Supervisi...

Law Society Practice Note regarding the process for judicial review of removal decisions by UK Border Agency – 13 August 2009
www.lawsociety.org.uk/productsandservices/practicenotes/immigrationjudic...

Still destitute – A worsening problem for refused asylum seekers – 9 July 2009
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
www.jrct.org.uk/text.asp?section=0001000200030006

Annual Audit and Report Card of the Implementation of the Independent Asylum Commission’s Recommendations by the UK Border Agency 2009 – July 2009
www.principleconsulting.org.uk/Documents/2009_Annual_Audit_and_Report_Ca...

Detention, Removal and People Living with HIV – Advice for healthcare and voluntary sector professionals - June 2009
National AIDS Trust and British HIV Association
www.nat.org.uk/Media%20library/Files/Policy/Poverty%20and%20Social%20Dis...(June%202009)%20EMAIL-1.pdf

Of Human Bondage – Trafficking in women and contemporary slavery in the UK – June 2009
Eaves Housing for Women, Poppy Project
www.eaves4women.co.uk/Publications.php

House of Commons Public Accounts Committee – Management of Asylum Applications Twenty-eighth Report of Session 2008-09 HC 325 June 2009
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmpubacc/325/32502.htm

National Asylum Stakeholder Forum - minutes of previous meetings (undated)
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/workingwithus/s...

Highly Skilled Migrant Programme – Indefinite Leave to Remain Policy Document
Press release 19 June 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/workingintheuk/hsmp-rev...

Shortage Occupation List 18 June 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/workingintheuk/shortage...

Government Response to House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report 'Management of Asylum Applications'
UK Border Agency press release 16 June 2009
www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/pac-report-response?a...

Report on a full announced inspection of Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre 17-21 November 2009 by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 2 June 2009
http://inspectorates.justice.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspect_reports/irc-inspe...

An area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen
Stockhom Communication COM (2009) 262/4 - European Commission 10 June 2009
http://ec.europa.eu/danmark/documents/alle_emner/juridiske/090610_stockh...

Council of the European Union Press Release 2946th Council meeting Justice and Home Affairs 4-5 June 2009
www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/jha/108356.pdf

Obituary Sir Henry Hodge
Hodge Jones and Allan Solicitors 19 June 2008
www.hja.net/legal-news/news-articles-list/henry-hodge.aspx

Legal Services Commission Civil Bid Round 2010 Legal Services Commission Response to Consultation 30 June 2009
https://consult.legalservices.gov.uk/inovem/consult.ti/2010Contracts/lis...

Irregular Migrants: the urgent need for a new approach – Migrants’ Rights Network, Migration Work, City Parochial Fund - May 2009
www.migrantsrights.org.uk/downloads/policy_reports/irregularmigrants_ful...

Consideration by the European Court of Human Rights of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989
www.ilpa.org.uk/pub.html
Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation – Supplementary guidance to Working Together to Safeguard Children June 2009
Department for children, schools and families
www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/safeguardingandsocialcare/safeguarding...

Immigration Procurement Plan for England and Wales 2 September 2009
Legal Services Commission
www.legalservices.gov.uk/docs/civil_contracting/Immigration_PP_Final.pdf 

Inspection Report of the Visa Section in Rome 1-5 June 2009 undated
Independent Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency
www.ociukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/inspection-reports/

Displacement, Statelessness and Questions of Gender Equality under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,  Alice Edwards,  August 2009, PPLAS/2009/02
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4a8aa8bd2.html

Acting in the absence of a children's guardian 25 August 2009
Law Society practice note
www.lawsociety.org.uk/productsandservices/practicenotes/childrensguardia...

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]
House of Commons Home Affairs Committee Fifth Report of Session 2008-09 HC 425 29 April 2009
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmhaff/425/425.pdf

Gurkhas
See parliamentary debates:
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090429/debtext/904...
and
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090429/debtext/904...

Asylum and Immigration Appeals
For further information see See the Government’s response to the consultation at
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/consultations/c...
and the Tribunals Service press release of 8 May 2009 at www.tribunals.gov.uk/Tribunals/News/news.htm

UK Border Agency customer charter – 8 April 2009
www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/customer-charter

Changes to the Certificate of Approval Scheme – 9 April 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/changes-to-the-certi...

Highly skilled migrant programme (HSMP) Forum Judicial Review - Judgement of 6 April 2009 –
14 April 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/indefiniteleavetorem...

Forthcoming analysis of Tier 1, Tier 2 and dependants under the Points-Based System for immigration – April 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/workingwithus/m...
 
News from the Office of the Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency March/April 2009 Issue no. 2
www.ociukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/files/OCIUKBA_Newsletter_Mar-Apr_2009.pdf

Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings – 1 April 2009
www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/humantrafficking005.htm

Strategic Threat Assessment - Child Trafficking in the UK - April 2009
Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre report on child trafficking
www.ceop.gov.uk/downloads/documents/child_trafficking_report0409.pdf

Summary of responses – Civil Bid Rounds for 2010 contracts 24 April 2009
www.consult.legalservices.gov.uk/inovem/consult.ti/2010Contracts/listdoc...

Tribunals Service’s Business Plan 2009- 10 – April 2009
www.tribunals.gov.uk

Immigration Theory and the Labour Market 19 March 2009
Equal and Human Rights Commission
www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/newsandcomment/Pages/migration.aspx

Our Hidden Borders – The UK Border Agency’s Powers of Detention April 2009
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
www.nihrc.org/dms/data/NIHRC/attachments/dd/files/71/Our_Hidden_Borders_...(April_2009).pdf

2008 Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board for Harmondsworth Removal Centre - March 2009
www.imb.gov.uk/annual-reports/08-annual-reports/

The Law Society Practice Note - Immigration Judicial Review 21 April 2009
www.lawsociety.org.uk/productsandservices/practicenotes/immigrationjudic...

Human Trafficking - Human Rights: law and practice – April 2009
by Sandhya Drew, published by Legal Action Group April 2009
www.lag.org.uk/Templates/System/Publications.asp?NodeID=92896&Mode=display

The Children’s Commissioner for England - report on detention of children under immigration act powers
www.11million.org.uk/resource/di550e08psxhlc9f3mmrlqwd.pdf
The Trade in Human Beings: Human Trafficking in the UK
Home Affairs Committee, 6th report of session 2008-2009 15 & 18 May 2009
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmhaff.htm

The Scottish Parliament Business Bulletin 6 April 2009
www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/businessBulletin/bb-09/bb-04-06f.htm

Settlement arrangements post HSMP Forum judgment of 6 April 2009 – 20 May 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/tier1/hsmp/hsmp-judicial-revie...

Policy clarification on paragraph 395c in relation to cases where there has been a lengthy stay in the UK - 11 May 2009
For the full guidelines see:
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/enforcemen...

Evaluation commissioned by UK Border Agency of Alternative to Detention (A2D) Project - May 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/reports/alterna...

Visa Services - Customer Service Standards (undated)
www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/aboutus/customerservicestandards

Home Office Crime Reduction page on trafficking convention (undated)
Home Page. Trafficking materials added.
www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/humantrafficking005.htm

Report on the unannounced inspection of the non-residential short-term holding facility at London City Airport by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons November 2008 (published May 2009)
www.inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspect_reports/STHF-repo...

DSCF letter to all Local authorities re National Referral Mechanism (NRM) 1 April 2009
www.dcsf.gov.uk/localauthorities/_documents/content/3103090006_Document.pdf

United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre Statistical Quarterly Report 1 January – 31 March 2009 (undated)
www.ukhtc.org/Published_Version_Statistical_Data_for_Defendants_and_Vict...

London Safeguarding Trafficked Children - January 2009
London Safeguarding Children Board
www.londonscb.gov.uk/files/resources/trafficking/london_safeguarding_tra...

Age assessment of asylum seekers - 22 May 2009
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/338/may19_1/b2056

Irregular Migration in the UK – 3 May 2009
Institute for Public Policy Research
www.ippr.org.uk/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=663

The Second Destitution Tally - May 2009
www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/policy/responses/2009/destitution.htm

The Justice Gap: whatever happened to legal aid? - April 2009
by Steve Hynes and Jon Robins, published by Legal Action Group
www.lag.org.uk/Templates/System/Publications.asp?NodeID=92799&Mode=display

Employing Refugees – March 2009
Refugee Council and the Equality and Human Rights Commission
www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/practice/employersguides/employing_refugees.htm

A Positive Partnership – The HIV Immigration Project 2003-2009 – March 2009
www.asylumaid.org.uk/data/files/publications/95/A_positive_partnership.pdf

Male-ordered: the mail-order bride industry and trafficking in women for sexual and labour exploitation February 2009
www.eaves4women.co.uk/Publications.php

Guidelines on Procedures With Respect To Vulnerable Persons - October 2008
International Association of Refugee Law Judges
www.iarlj.org/general/images/stories/wp_papers_cape_town/catriona_jarvis...

Ministerial Statement Immigration and Nationality Services (Fees)
12 February 2009 Col 90WS
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090212/wmstext/902...

Managing Migration: Points-Based System
House of Commons Home Affairs Committee
Uncorrected transcript of oral evidence of OISC and The Law Society 10 February 2009 HC 217-ii
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmhaff/uc217-ii/uc21...

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill
Home page with access to all debates, amendments
www.services.parliament.uk/bills/2008-09/borderscitizenshipandimmigratio...
 
House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Third Report of session 2008-2009, 5 February 2009
Bills including Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Bill HL 29
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldselect/lddelreg/29/2902.htm

New Areas of work for Migration Advisory Committee February 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/workingwithus/indbodies/mac/

Press release 27 February 2009 Visas and transit visas for South Africans from 3 March 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsfragments/changesforsavisitors

Press release 26 February 2009 Changes to Citizenship and Nationality fees from 6 April 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsfragments/sponsorfees

Press release Immigration and Asylum statistics 24 February 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/immandasylumstats

Press release Proposed changes to the Points-Based System 22 February 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/migrantworkerstoughe...

Representatives of overseas newspapers, news agencies and broadcasting organisations
Latest News 19 February 2009
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/repsofoverseasmedia

Home Office (Police) Safeguarding vulnerable persons portal
includes the Keeping Children Safe bulletins
www.police.homeoffice.gov.uk/operational-policing/safeguarding-vulnerabl...

New rules for 1st tier and amendments to rules for upper tier
Tribunals Service News item 5 February 2009
www.tribunals.gov.uk/Tribunals/News/news.htm

Press release of the results of the February 2009 Justice and Home Affairs meeting
European Council 26-27 February 2009
www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/jha/106371.pdf

Human Trafficking and Smuggling
Crown Prosecution Service last updated 1 October 2008
www.cps.gov.uk/legal/h_to_k/human_trafficking_and_smuggling/

Congolese family traumatised by dawn-raids get £150,000 compensation 9 February 2009
www.medicaljustice.org.uk/content/view/596/67/

Asylum Support Appeals project February 09 newsletter
www.asaproject.org/web/images/PDFs/newsletters/asap_feb_09_newsletter.pdf