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BBC investigation raises fresh doubts on Home Office ETS evidence

In this Immigration Law update Adam Pipe summarises the BBC News Report of 9.2.22 which states:

‘A BBC investigation has raised fresh doubts about the evidence used to throw thousands of people out of the UK for allegedly cheating in an English language test.

Whistleblower testimony and official documents obtained by Newsnight reveal the Home Office has continued to try to remove people based on the claims of the international testing organisation ETS - despite knowing of serious concerns about its conduct and flaws in its data.’

Link to the BBC news item here

Link to Adam's summary of the BBC News Report here.

Immigration cases 2021 - Jul to Dec review

Adam Pipe, barrister at No. 8 Chambers, reviews the key cases from July 2021 to December 2021 for immigration advisers, and explains why they are of interest. The review covers long residence settlement applications, section 3C leave, legacy appeals under the EEA regs, evidence from witnesses abroad deprivation of citizenship, Windrush cases, judicial review challenges and Article 8-related cases.

Link to the review and its associated web links as a pdf.

Article 3 & Material Deprivation

In this immigration law update video Adam Pipe summarises the UT reported decision of Ainte (material deprivation, Art 3, AM (Zimbabwe) [2021] UKUT 203 (IAC) (22 July 2021).

View video here.