Independent Asylum Commission: Manchester Hearings

Solicitor questions if destitution is actually a policy action.

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HRTV Issue: Asylum Seekers: Destitution and Support
Duration: 11m 50s
Content: Questions if destitution is actually a policy to pressure asylum seekers to return to their country of origin. The removal of the exceptional right to remain and the consequences. Describes the vulnerabilities of those in destitution and how it impacts on the effectiveness of the policies towards asylum seekers. Section 4 support problems and the failings of its system. Examples and cases where failures of section 4 support in individual lives. Lack of legal representation and the effects. Looks at the New Asylum Model and the foreseen problems with the model. Problems with the ability of lawyers to provide a service under the incoming fixed fee system. Lack of awareness about entitlement under National Assistance Act in social services agencies.
Name: Ruth Heatley
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Occupation: Solicitor Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
Status: UK Professional
Nationality: UK National
Gender: Female
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Language: English

Date Recorded: 171007
Date Uploaded: 040308

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