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ORGANISERS of educational trips from European schools have warned that tough post-Brexit entry requirements will likely halve the number of pupils…

Home Office publishes EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics Today (27 May) the Home Office published EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics up to March 2021. From: This publication takes an in-depth look at the total number of applications to the EU Settlement Scheme between 28 August 2018 and 31 March 2021, and their outcomes. Applications to the scheme and their outcomes are presented by nationality, age, and geography (which includes constituent parts of the UK, region and local authority). Additional information on applications made on the basis of a derivative right to reside ...

The switch began at 5pm on Friday and will be completed by 9am tomorrow.  During this period of transition the means for many asylum seekers to buy food for themselves and their families has been unavailable. Minister for Future Borders and Immigration, Kevin Foster MP wrote to MPs on May 19 to inform them that this change would be taking place on Friday saying that, "as part of the process of switching from the outgoing to the new provider, there will be a short unavoidable period of service disruption to ensure user data and card balances are moved in time for the new services to be...

IT is increasingly apparent that the UK Government is incapable of delivering an immigration system that reflects Scotland’s values of compassion and dignity, the Justice Secretary has said. Humza Yousaf (below) was responding to an urgent question at Holyrood from Green MSP Patrick Harvie following the mass protest in Pollokshields on Thursday, triggered after Home Office officials tried to detain two Indian nationals on Eid – the religious festival that marks the end of Ramadan. A crowd of more than 1000 people descended on Kenmure Street, gathering around and even under the van t...

Date Time Improvements introduced to marriage registration system Major changes to the way marriages in England and Wales are registered are being introduced to help modernise the system. From today (May 4), a single electronic marriage register will be created to make the system simpler and more efficient. It will also correct a historic anomaly to allow for the names of both parents of the couple to be included in the marriage entry and on marriage certificates for the first time, instead of only their fathers’ names. These regulations to amend the Marriage Act mark the biggest changes to...