Councils Vow To Defy UK Rule On Deporting Migrant Rough Sleepers

 A growing number of councils, charities and other organisations have pledged to boycott new Home Office rules to criminalise and deport migrant rough sleepers. The Home Office changed the UK immigration rules on 1 December, although it has not yet published guidance about how to apply them. Local authorities, MPs, anti-trafficking organisations and homeless organisations including Crisis and St Mungo’s are warning that the rules, which could withhold leave to remain from migrants found to be rough sleeping or revoke it from those who have it, will punish and criminalise some of the most vulnerable. Read more on the Guardian website.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/10/councils-defy-uk-rule-deporting-migrant-rough-sleepers-home-office

Right To Rent Sees 31 Deported

A total of 31 people have been deported as a result of the Government’s right to rent scheme – with 75 landlords fined. 7,806 calls were made to the Home Office’s helpline for landlords between July 1st 2015 and June 30th last year. The Home Office confirmed that 654 people were involved in investigations or named on documents relating to right to rent penalties. The figures were revealed in response to series of Parliamentary Questions submitted by Baroness Lister of Burtersett after representations from the RLA. Read more on the RLA website.