Court of Appeal test case on S21 of the National Assistance Act

The Court of Appeal delivered judgment this morning in a test case regarding access to community care: SL v Westminster City Council [2011] EWCA Civ 954 available at http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2011/954.html

Freedom from Torture intervened in the case with pro bono representation from Victoria Pogge von Strandmann at Maxwell Gillott solicitors and Adrian Berry at Garden Court Chambers. Mind also intervened in the case. Continue reading “Court of Appeal test case on S21 of the National Assistance Act”

Report finds official distrust meaning young asylum seekers ‘left in limbo’

11 Aug 2011: MANY young asylum seekers in Wales are being left “in limbo” because their age is disputed by the agencies meant to be helping them, according to a critical report.

The Welsh Refugee Council’s (WRC) report, Young Lives In Limbo, claims there is a culture of disbelief in the authorities dealing with asylum seekers whose age is under question. Continue reading “Report finds official distrust meaning young asylum seekers ‘left in limbo’”