Huge well done to Jed and team, outrageous that this application was ever refused on good character grounds because of illegal entry. Many will be in the same or similar situation and unable to bring such a challenge. The guidance needs to change.

Inquiry into conditions at Manston asylum centre has stalled, critics say

@wilsonsolicitors.bsky.social act in this challenge - my wonderful colleague Mala Savjani and myself, with Victoria Laughton & David Chirico KC @onepumpcourt.co.uk.

Today I am proposing amendments to the borders bill and hoping to speak in debate to be voice for those principles and those people because they are not mutually exclusive. 2/2 #TrueLabour

Legal challenge to UK policy making UK citizenship impossible for many refugees www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘I can no longer see a future in the UK’: new citizenship guidance shuts out refugees www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Wilson Solicitors’ Public Law & Human Rights team is thrilled to welcome solicitor Jonah Mendelsohn to the team. Read more about Jonah, what he brings to our team, and how to get in touch with him on our website here: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/wilson-...

Well done @dianetaylor.bsky.social for her persistence in reporting on the Manston scandal: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Home Office acted unlawfully by not consulting Medical Justice on the ‘Second Opinion policy’ impacting detained ‘adults at risk,’ reinforcing consultation as key to democratic governance. Read more on our website here: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/court-o...

Court of Appeal uphold duty on Home Office to consult Medical Justice on policies affecting detention of vulnerable people: @shushinluh.bsky.social & Laura Profumo acted for @medicaljustice.org.uk in the High Court and on appeal. @jedcpennington.bsky.social @wilsonsolicitors.bsky.social instructed.

The Home Affairs Committee of MPs has just published all the written evidence received for its inquiry into asylum accommodation, including one from provider Serco giving some interesting observations on how 'service users' experience the asylum system committees.parliament.uk/work/8763/as...

In other words, none

Wilsons are acting in a challenge to the Home Office’s amended guidance on determining a person to be of ‘good character’ for the purposes of an application for British citizenship Read this article on our website to find out more and how we can help: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/challen...

Another legal challenge to the good character guidance change www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/challen...

This should be changed asap. If we give someone refugee status, it can't be right to then refuse them route to become a British Citizen. To say they can have a home in our country, but never a place in our society and be forever second class. freemovement.org.uk/good-charact...

There are some clear concerns about the Border Security Bill introduced today, but it is definitely a good thing that a lot of the Illegal Migration Act is due to will be repealed. The "asylum ban" could have been allowed to just sit on the statute book unused, so deleting it completely is welcome.

TL;DR: could be better, could be a lot worse. As @jonfeatonby.bsky.social says, there’s no sign of a positive vision here. The government doesn’t need legislation for a positive vision. To be fair, they don’t need legislation for that and that’s not what legislation is for.

Really pleased to welcome Frankie to our team

New from Free Movement: Home Office settles Manston inquiry judicial review | Jed Pennington

Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…

European Court of Human Rights to rule next Tuesday (7th January) on whether Greece breached ECHR due to alleged 'pushbacks' of asylum seekers - hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=...

My article on legal aid (what else?) in Solicitors Journal. www.solicitorsjournal.com/sjarticle/le... Contract tenders every 5 years already replaced with 'always on' contract applications; now Lord Chancellor and MoJ need to look at using LASPO s1&2 powers to regrow legal aid in the advice deserts

In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions www.gov.uk/government/p...

Lack of legal aid lawyers poses threat to Starmer’s asylum pledge, experts say www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov... My data ahows 57% deficit in asylum legal aid provision. Huge human cost but also financial cost in delays. @heidialexander.bsky.social

Update from yesterday’s hearing in the judicial reviews seeking an inquiry into what happened at the Manston detention facility in 2022: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/home-se...

In case you missed it: Inspection report concludes that Brook House is less safe than two years ago | Sonia Lenegan https://freemovement.org.uk/inspection-report-concludes-that-brook-house-is-less-safe-than-two-years-ago/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inspection-report-concludes-that-b…

Update from yesterday’s hearing in the judicial reviews seeking an inquiry into what happened at the Manston detention facility in 2022: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/home-se...