Consultations
Some current and past consultations in the migration sector in the UK.
MY Response– ICIBI call for evidence, an inspection into Home Office’s use of age assessments
Summary: Migration Yorkshire recently submitted evidence to the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Co Migration Yorkshire recently submitted evidence to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) on their inspection into the Home Office’s use of age assessments. Our response is informed by the work of our UASC service which undertakes strategic coordination work supporting Local Authorities children’s services teams, Home Office and the Department for Education with the National Transfer Scheme and ensuring there is high quality support for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children across the region. The UASC service is led and managed by qualified social workers who have previously worked in voluntary and statutory settings with UAS children, including directly undertaking age assessments and acting as an appropriate adult during age assessments.
Date: October 2024
MY Response – Consultation on Reforms to Social Housing Allocation
Summary: Migration Yorkshire recently submitted evidence to the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities consultation on reforms to social housing allocation. Our submissions were informed by our regional role as a Strategic Migration Partnership, coordinating and supporting engagement on a variety of different migration schemes in Yorkshire and Humber. We gathered evidence from local authority partners as part of our work on asylum, Refugee Integration Service, refugee resettlement and other key programmes.
Date: March 2024
MY Response – call for evidence: review of Civil Legal Aid
Summary: Migration Yorkshire recently submitted evidence to the Civil Legal Aid Review. Our submissions were informed by our regional role as a Strategic Migration Partnership, coordinating and supporting engagement on a variety of different migration schemes in Yorkshire and Humber. We gathered evidence from partners as part our work on asylum, Refugee Integration Service, and other key programmes.
Date: February 2024
MY Response – Education Committee Inquiry on Children's Social Care
Summary: Migration Yorkshire recently submitted evidence to the Education Committee’s inquiry on children’s social care. Our response is informed by our strategic coordination work supporting Local Authorities children’s services teams, Home Office and the Department for Education with the National Transfer Scheme. Our response relates specifically to unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) and young refugees within the children’s social care system.
Date: January 2024
The Effects of UK Immigration, Asylum and Refugee Policy on Poverty: A Joint Inquiry by the APPG on Migration and the APPG and the APPG on Poverty
Summary: Migration Yorkshire recently submitted evidence to the joint inquiry by the APPG on Migration and the APPG on Poverty into The Effects of UK Immigration, Asylum and Refugee Policy on Poverty. Our submissions were informed by our regional role as a Strategic Migration Partnership, coordinating and supporting engagement on a variety of different migration schemes in Yorkshire and Humber. We gathered evidence from partners as part our work on asylum, Refugee Integration, Ukraine scheme, Hong Kong BN(O) Welcome Programme and other key programmes.
Date: December 2023
Response to the Commission on the Integration for Refugees
Summary: Migration Yorkshire submitted evidence to the call for evidence from the Commission on the Integration of Refugees. Our submissions were informed by our regional role as a Strategic Migration Partnership, coordinating and supporting engagement on a variety of different migration schemes in Yorkshire and Humber. We gathered evidence from partners as part our work on asylum, refugee resettlement, Refugee Integration, UASC, Ukraine scheme, and Hong Kong BN(O) Welcome Programme.
Date: March 2023
Inquiry Response December 2022
Summary: Migration Yorkshire recently submitted evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into the Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in the UK.
Our submissions were informed by our regional role as a Strategic Migration Partnership, coordinating and supporting engagement on a variety of different migration schemes in Yorkshire and Humber. We gathered evidence from our experience working on asylum issues, National Transfer Scheme, UK Resettlement Scheme, Afghan Schemes, Ukraine Schemes and the Hong Kong Welcome Programme.
Date: December 2022
Inquiry Response September 2022
Summary: Migration Yorkshire recently submitted evidence to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee’s inquiry into family migration.
Our submissions were informed by the experience of our partners in Yorkshire and Humber. We gathered evidence from a variety of sectors including local authorities, voluntary and community sector groups, immigration law providers and the Health sector2, covering multiple projects we coordinate in the region such as Connecting Opportunities, Refugee Integration Service, Hong Kong Welcome Programme and the Ukraine Scheme.
Date: September 2022