Links
Asylum Seeker & Refugee Related Issues
Actors For Refugees - Aims to influence community attitudes towards asylum seekers through theatre production
http://www.iceandfire.co.uk/actorsforrefugees/index.html
Children's Legal Centre - The Children's Legal Centre an independent national charity concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people.
www.childrenslegalcentre.com
Commission for Racial Equality - The Commission for Racial Equality is a publicly funded, independent organisation that exists to tackle racial discrimination and promote racial equality
www.cre.gov.uk
European Council on Refugees and Exiles - ECRE (European Council on Refugees and Exiles) is a pan-European network of refugee-assisting non-governmental organisations that promotes a humane and generous European asylum policy.
www.ecre.org
Home Office - The Home Office is the government department responsible for immigration and nationality.
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Immigration Advisory Service - The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) is the UK's largest charity providing representation and advice in immigration and asylum law.
www.iasuk.org
Immigration and Nationality Directorate - The Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) is part of the Home Office and aims to manage immigration in the interests of Britain's security, economic growth and social stability.
www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk
International Organisation for Migration - IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.
www.iom.int
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in UK - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is an international agency mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems world-wide.
www.unhcr.org.uk
Refugee Council - The Refugee Council is one of the largest organisations in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. They give direct help and support, but also work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.
www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
Refugee Legal Centre - The Refugee Legal Centre Provide legal advice and representation for those seeking protection under international and national Human Rights Asylum law.
www.refugee-legal-centre.org.uk
Voluntary Sector Refugee Network East of England (VSRN-EE) - an independent network of voluntary organisations and community groups working with refugees and asylum seekers in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk
www.vsrn-ee.org.uk
Audit Commission - The Audit Commission has published Crossing Borders: Responding to the local challenges of migrant workers report.
The Commission for Rural Communities - The Commission for Rural Communities has published a briefing on A8 Migrant Workers in Rural Areas.
Communities and Local Government (CLG) - The CLG website includes information about migrants and their contribution to the economy of the United Kingdom through employment
www.communities.gov.uk
Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) - The DTI website provides information for employers and businesses. Including information on working in the UK for: migrant workers and employers.
www.dti.gov.uk
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - The DWP website provides regular statistical updates on migrant workers. Including information on National Insurance Number Allocations to Overseas Nationals entering the UK.
www.dwp.gov.uk
The Home Office - The Home Office 'Working in the UK' website provides information for people who want to come and work in the United Kingdom.
www.workingintheuk.gov.uk
Employing Migrant Workers - In partnership with other organisations the Home Office ‘Employing Migrant Workers’ also provides useful information for employers of migrant workers.www.employingmigrantworkers.org.uk
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) - The ILO is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognised human and labour rights.
www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm
Job Centre Plus - Job Centre Plus provides information and services for employers and employees.
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Local Government Analysis and Research (LGAR) - The LGAR website provides local authority level Worker Registration Scheme data from the Home Office. NB. You can only access this information if you have a ".gov.uk" email address.
http://www.lgar.local.gov.uk/lgv/core/page.do?pageId=27879
Active Citizenship Centre - www.active-citizen.org.uk
Amnesty International - www.amnesty.org
Amnesty International UK - www.amnesty.org.uk
Asylum Support - www.asylumsupport.info
Asylum Rights Campaign - www.asylumrights.org
Asylum Aid - www.asylumaid.org.uk
Asylum Policy - www.asylumpolicy.info
City of Sanctuary is a new initiative to build a culture of hospitality and welcome for asylum seekers and refugees in Sheffield - http://www.cityofsanctuary.com/
Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers - www.defend-asylum.org
Community Legal Service Website - http://search.clsdirect.org.uk/index.asp?lang=en
Commission for Racial Equality - www.cre.gov.uk
East of England Development Agency - www.eeda.org.uk
European Council on Refugees and Exiles - www.ecre.org
Electronic Immigration Index - www.ein.org.uk
Exile - www.exile.org.uk
Government Office, East of England - www.go-east.gov.uk
Guardian Newspaper-archive of articles and features on refugees in Britain - www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/Refugees_in_Britain/
Help for Asylum Seekers and Refugees Portal - www.harpweb.org.uk
Human Rights Watch - www.hrw.org
Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees in the UK - www.icar.org.uk
Immigration Index (Resource for the USA) - www.immigrationindex.org
Immigration and Nationality Directorate - www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk
International Committee of the Red Cross for Refugees - http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList2/Humanitarian_law:Refugees_and_IDPs?OpenDocument
Inequalities (Resources) - http://www.nhsinherts.nhs.uk/hp/health_topics/inequalities/inequalities_resources.htm
Institute of Public Policy Research - www.ippr.org.uk
Institute of Race Relations - www.irr.org.uk
International Organisation for Migration - www.iom.int/
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants - www.jcwi.org.uk
London Asylum Seekers Consortium - http://www.westminster.gov.uk/lasc/
London Metropolitan University- Information for Asylum Seekers - www.londonmet.ac.uk/ragu/asset
Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture - www.torturecare.org.uk
Moving Here - http://www.movinghere.org.uk/
National Children’s Bureau: Asylum Seeking and Refugee Children, Developing Good Practice website - http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp
National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns - www.ncadc.org.uk
National Refugee Integration Forum - http://www.nrif.org.uk/Education/index.asp
New Comers - www.newcomers.org.uk
Office for Immigration Service Commissioner - www.oisc.gov.uk
Oxfam information on asylum seekers in the UK - www.oxfam.org.uk
Praxis - http://www.praxis.org.uk/
Qualifications and curriculum Authority - www.qca.org.uk
Red Cross - www.redcross.org.uk
Refugee Council - www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
Refugees Into Business - http://www.refugeesintobusiness.org.uk/
Refugee Legal Centre - http://www.refugee-legal-centre.org.uk/
Refugees and Overseas Qualified Health Professionals into Employment in Health and Social Care - www.rose.nhs.uk
RESPECT - www.respectrefugees.org
Save the Children - www.savethechildren.org.uk
Save the Children portal for young people - www.savethechildren.org.uk/globaleyes
Scottish Asylum Seekers Consortium - www.asylumscotland.org.uk
Scottish Refugee Council - www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk
The Centre on Migration, Policy and Society - http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/
The Refugee Studies Centre - www.rsc.ox.ac.uk
UNIQUE - www.unicef.org/crc
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in UK - www.unhcr.org.uk/
Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children - www.womenscommission.org
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