ILPA submissions
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Legal Aid: Refocusing on Priority Cases – Consultation on Draft Regulations, Funding Code Changes and Lord Chancellor’s Authorisations
ILPA Response: 19 February 2010
Asylum Support Consultation
ILPA Response: 3 February 2010
UK Border Agency consultation – Simplifying Immigration Law: a new framework for Immigration Rules
ILPA Response: 2 February 2010
OISC Consultation on Guidance on Competence
ILPA Response: 28 January 2010
JCHR : Legislative Scrutiny Priorities for 2010
ILPA Submission: 17 January 2010
Assessing Age Asylum Process Guidance
ILPA Comments: 15 January 2010
Communication from the Commission on guidance for better transposition and application of Directive 2004/38/EC; 2 July 2009
ILPA and AIRE Centre Response: 9 December 2009
UK Border Agency on the re-cast Procedures and Qualifications Directives
ILPA and AIRE Centre Comments: 8 December 2009
Points-Based System : Tier 4 Review
ILPA Comments: 4 December 2009
UK Border Agency Consultation on Charging for Immigration and Visa Applications
ILPA Response: 30 November 2009
Consulation on Draft Practice Statements and Practice Directions of the Asylum and Immigration Chambers of the First-Tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal
ILPA Response: 23 November 2009
Ministry of Justice Consultation - Legal Aid: Funding Reforms
ILPA Response: 06 November 2009
Earning the right to stay: A new points test for citizenship
ILPA Submission: 26 October 2009
Ministry of Justice Consultation - Legal Aid: Refocusing on priority cases
ILPA Response: 08 October 2009
JCHR: Implementation of Strasbourg Judgments and Declarations of Incompatibility.
ILPA Submission: 30 September 2009
ILPA submission to the Committee regarding the Child Poverty Bill.
ILPA Submission: 30 September 2009
Consultation on the Upper Tribunal rules amendments for Immigration and Asylum Chamber
ILPA Response: 29 September 2009
UK Border Agency request for comments on draft posters to display in offices of commercial partners overseas
ILPA Response: 23 September 2009
UK Border Agency request for comments on pro forma for further submissions
ILPA Response: 18 September 2009
Ministry of Justice request for views on European Union Justice and Home Affairs Future Work Programme 2009 (Stockholm Programme)
ILPA Submission: 17 September 2009
ILPA comments on UK Border Agency Guidance for legal representatives on further submissions
ILPA Submission: 4 September 2009
Response to Ministry of Justice consultation on Funding Immigration and Asylum Legal Aid in the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal
ILPA Submission: August 2009
ILPA comments on the UK Border Agency Draft Operating Standard for the provision of Welfare Services in Immigration Removal Centres
ILPA Submission: August 2009
Response to UK Border Agency Oversight of Immigration Advisory Sector consultation.
ILPA Submission: August 2009
Response to draft statutory guidance on section 55, Borders, Citzenship and Immigration Act 2009
(children's welfare).ILPA Submission: August 2009
ILPA comments to UK Border Agency on changes to the Points-Based System under consideration.
ILPA Submission: July 2009
Submission to working group on the Part 54 (Judicial Review) Practice Direction
ILPA Submission: July 2009
Submission to the UK Border Agency regarding Five Year Review of Asylum Cases.
ILPA Submission: July 2009
Further response to the Further Consultation of the draft Short-Term Holding Facility (STHF) Rules
ILPA Submission: June 2009
Response to the Bar Standards Consultation on the Equality and Diversity Implications of the Recommendations of the Public Access Working Group
ILPA Submission: June 2009
Response on Draft Protection Rules
ILPA Submission: May 2009
Comments to Visa Services Directorate on hub and spoke model
ILPA Submission: May 2009
Response to Fee Scheme Consultation
ILPA Submission: May 2009
Response to the consultation on the Tribunal Procedure (First Tier Tribunal) General Regulatory Chamber Rules 2009
ILPA Submission: May 2009
Commentaries on proposed European Commission Directives
ILPA Submission: May 2009
Response to the Further Consultation on the draft Short-Term Holding Facility (STHF) Rules
ILPA Submission: April 2009
Response to UK Border Agency 19 March 2009 presentation on future priorities for New Asylum Model
ILPA Submission: April 2009
Home Affairs Committee inquiry into human trafficking (also endorsed by the Anti-Traffickng Legal Project)
ILPA Submission: March 2009
Home Affairs Committee inquiry into the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill
ILPA Submission: March 2009
Joint Committee on Human Rights: Inquiry on Children's Rights
ILPA Submission: February 2009
Draft Section 4 Application Form and Guidance - ILPA comments
ILPA Submission: January 2009
Legal Aid 2010 Consultation
ILPA Submission : January 2009
Immigration Appeals: Fair Decisions; Faster Justice, UK Border Agency Consultation
ILPA Submission : October 2008
Memorandum of Evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights re Draft (Partial) Immigration and Citizenship Bill
ILPA Memorandum : October 2008
Appendix : October 2008
Strengthening the Common Travel Area, UK Border Agency Consultation
ILPA Submission : October 2008
Memorandum of Evidence to Home Affairs Committee Draft (Partial) Immigration and Citizenship Bill
ILPA Memorandum : September 2008
Appendix : September 2008
Memorandum of Further Evidence to Home Affairs Committee Enquiry into the Points-Based System
ILPA Memorandum : September 2008
Proposed amendments to section four eligibility criteria and regulations
ILPA Response : September 2008
Detained Fast-Track & Detained Non-Suspensive Appeals - Intake Selection (AIU Instruction)
ILPA Response : September 2008
The Home Affairs Committee Enquiry into Managed Migration: the Points Based System
ILPA submission : July 2008
Tier 4 Equality Impact Assessment
ILPA comments : July 2008
Consultation on the Draft Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) Procedure Rules 2008
ILPA response : July 2008
Tribunals Service Consultation on the Procedure Rules for the First Tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber)
ILPA response : July 2008
Managing Legal Aid Cases in Partnership - Delivery Transformation
ILPA response : July 2008
Trafficking and National Referral Mechanisms: ILPA paper following the UK Border Agency workshop on Monday 12th May
ILPA response : May 2008
Consultation on Path to Citizenship Green Paper
ILPA response : May 2008
Ministry of Justice Consultation: - The Community Legal Service (Funding)(Amendment) Order 2008
ILPA response : May 2008
UK Border Agency Consultation on Compulsory Identity Cards for Foreign Nationals
ILPA response : May 2008
Migration Advisory Committee Call for Evidence
ILPA response : April 2008
Draft Lord Chancellor's Direction on Cross Border Disputes' (implementation of Council Directive 2003/8/EC, 27 January 2008
ILPA response : April 2008
The Border and Immigration Agency Code of Practice for Keeping Children Safe from Harm Consultation
ILPA response : April 2008
Letter to Lord Adonis re. Debate on Guardianship for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children during Report Stage of the Children and Young Persons Bill on 17 March : April 2008
Focusing English for Speakers of Other Languages on Community Cohesion
ILPA response : April 2008
Equality Impact Assessment: Points Based System Youth Mobility Scheme (Tier 5)
ILPA response : March 2008
Visitors Consultation Paper
ILPA response : March 2008
Consultation on draft DFT & DNSA - Intake Selection (AIU instruction)
ILPA comments : February 2008
Marriage visas: pre-entry English requirement for spouses
ILPA response : February 2008
Marriage to partners from overseas: a consultation paper
ILPA response : February 2008
Review of Border and Immigration Agency Statistics on "Control of Immigration"
ILPA submission : February 2008
Border and Immigration Agency Review of the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
ILPA response : February 2008
Changes to the General Grounds for Refusal in the Immigration Rules to be introduced by Statement of Changes in the Immigration Rules HC 321
ILPA briefing : February 2008
Home Affairs Committee Enquiry into Trafficking
ILPA submission : February 2008
Solicitors Regulatory Authority Review of the Professional Accreditation
ILPA submission : January 2008
Equality Impact Assessment: Points Based System Highly Skilled Tier
ILPA response : January 2008
Citizenship Review: The Different Categories of British Nationality
ILPA submission : December 2007
Consultation on the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008 and (Fast Track Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008
ILPA response : December 2007
Points Based System Fees Consultation
ILPA response : November 2007
BIA Consultation on the draft Immigration & Asylum (Provision of Service or Facilities) Regulations 2007
ILPA response : November 2007
BIA Consultation on Transposition of the EU Asylum Procedures Directive 2005/85/EC into National Law
ILPA response : October 2007
The Independent Police Complaints Commission Oversight of BIA Incidents and Complaints Consultation Paper
ILPA response : October 2007
Commission Green Paper on the future Common European Asylum System COM(2007) 301 final
ILPA submission : September 2007
Submission to the Select Committee on the European Union Sub Committee F - Frontex Inquiry September 2007
ILPA Submission : September 2007
Memorandum to the Joint Committee on Human Rights following the publication of the Government's response to the Committee's Tenth Report of session 2006-07, The Treatment of Asylum Seekers
ILPA Memorandum : September 2007
Consultation on Controlled Access to the UK Labour Market for Romanians and Bulgarians
ILPA Response : September 2007
Consultation on Simplifying Immigration Law
ILPA Response : August 2007
Consultation on the implementation of new powers to prevent illegal migrant working in the UK
ILPA Response : August 2007
Advance Copy of LSC's Immigration Specification
ILPA Comments : July 2007
Consultation on Legal Aid Regulations
ILPA Response : July 2007
Home Office and Nationality Directorate Consultation Paper, February 2007, Planning Better Outcomes and Support for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children
ILPA Response : May 2007
TSAI Project : Proposal to use Video Conferencing for substantive Asylum Interviews of Prisoners
ILPA Response : May 2007
Consultation on the Draft Detention Advice Specification
ILPA Response : April 2007
LSC Consultation on the Draft Unified Contract Specification
ILPA Response : April 2007
Consultation on proposed amendment to the Lord Chancellor's authorisation on the scope of legal aid - business cases
ILPA Response : February 2007
DCA Response : April 2007
LSC Consultation on the Draft Unified Contract
ILPA Response : November 2006
Consultation on the Draft Practice Direction on Applications for Permission to apply for Judical Review in Immigration and Asylum cases
ILPA Response : November 2006
LSC/DCA Consultation Paper Legal Aid: a sustainable future
ILPA Response : October 2006
ILPA Annex 1 : October 2006ILPA Annexes : for copies of the spreadsheets email helen.williams@ilpa.org.uk
CAC Inquiry into the implementation of the Carter Review
ILPA Submission : October 2006
Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry into Treatment of Asylum Seekers
ILPA Evidence : October 2006
Home Office consultation on the Implementation of the Refugee Definition Directive
ILPA Response : August 2006
Consultation Document : Private freight searching and fingerprinting at Juxtaposed Controls
ILPA Response : July 2006
Tackling Human Trafficking - Consultation on Proposals for a UK Action Plan
ILPA Response : April 2006
A Points-Based System: Making Migration Work for Britain (CM 6741)
ILPA Briefing : March 2006
Further Submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry into Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights
ILPA Further Submission : February 2006
European Commission Communication: Fighting trafficking in human beings - an integrated approach and proposals for an action place COM(2005) 514 final
ILPA Response : January 2006
Joint Committee on Human Rights into Human Trafficking
ILPA Submission : January 2006
Home Affairs Committee Inquiry into Immigration Control
ILPA Submission : December 2005
Commission's Proposed Directive on Common Standards and Procedures in Member State for returning illegally staying third country nationals COM(2005)391
ILPA Response : November 2005
Selective Admission : Making Migration Work for Britain
ILPA Response : November 2005
Evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: Initial Stage
ILPA Submission : October 2005
UK compliance with the United Nations Convention Against Torture
ILPA Submission : September 2005
Council on Tribunals consultation on the use and value of oral hearings in the Administrative Justice System
ILPA response : September 2005 & success rates since 1st January 2003 : September 2005
Meaning of 'continuous residence' : level of permitted absences during the four year qualifying period of ILR
ILPA Submission : August 2005
Exclusion or Deportation from the UK on Non-Conducive Grounds : Consultation Document
ILPA Submission : August 2005
UK Presidency of the European Union
ILPA Response : August 2005
New Policies on Refugees and Leave
ILPA Response : July 2005
House of Lords Committee on the European Union: Sub-Committee E: Inquiry into 'Human Rights Proofing EU Legislation'
ILPA Submission : June 2005
Identity Cards Bill, Second Reading
ILPA Briefing : June 2005
Immigration Statistics
ILPA Submission : June 2005
Call for evidence for the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union re Economic Migration to the EU
ILPA Response : May 2005
Publication of Work Permits (UK) Internal (Caseworker)Guidance
ILPA Response : April 2005
Commission Green Paper on an EC Approach to Managing Economic Migration COM(2004)811
ILPA Response : April 2005
Draft Asylum and Immigration Practice Directions Consultation
ILPA Response : March 2005
Immigration (Application Fees) Order 2005
ILPA briefing : March 2005
Asylum and Immigration Tribunal - Fast Track procedure Rules
ILPA Response : February 2005
Consultation on the Use of Experts
ILPA Response : February 2005 & ILPA paper : February 2005
Asylum & Immigration Tribunal - Amendments to the General Civil Contract
ILPA Response : February 2005
The Hague Programme: EU Immigration & Asylum Law and Policy
ILPA Response : January 2005
Proposals for the 'retrospective public funding' of onwards appeals from the single tier Asylum & Immigration Tribunal from 1/4/05
ILPA Response : January 2005
Consultation on Review of Charges for Immigration Applications
ILPA Executive Summary & Response : January 2005
The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal - The Legal Aid Arrangements for Onward Appeals
ILPA Response : January 2005
Implementation of Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers
ILPA Response : December 2004
DCA Consultation on Asylum and Immigration Tribunal - Procedure Rules and Judical Titles Order
ILPA Response : December 2004
Commission's Commuication : An Area of Freedom, Security and Justice : Assessment of the Tampere programme and future orientations COM (2004) 401 final, 2 June 20041
ILPA Response : September 2004
An Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Five Years On Immigration and Asylum for the Next Five Years
Joint Submission by ILPA & the Standing Committee of Experts on International Immigration, Refugee and Criminal Law : September 2004
Sections 2, 32(2) and 35 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004
ILPA briefing : September 2004 (amended December 2004)
IND Guidance: September 2004
Home Office Section 2 letter: September 2004
Proposals to Exclude Overseas Visitors from Eligibility to Free NHS Primary Medical Services
ILPA Response : August 2004
Council Directive on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status (30 April 2004)*
ILPA analysis and critique : July 2004
ILPA Annex : July 2004Legislation on Identity Cards : A Consultation, CM 6178
ILPA comments : July 2004
LSC Consultation on Devolved Powers
ILPA response : June 2004
The European Commission's consultation on the proposed EU Visa Information System (VIS)
ILPA submission : June 2004
Consultation on Draft Regulations Relating to Accession of 8 New Member States to the European Union
ILPA response : April 2004
LSC Consultation on CLR and Fast Track Processes
ILPA response : January 2004
New Immigration Specification Applying from 1 April 2004
ILPA comments : January 2004
Proposal for a Council Regulation on establishing the criteria and mechanism for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third country national
ILPA's scoreboard : January 2002