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Hundreds of asylum seekers will be made homeless as Serco restarts evictions
Serco, a multi-national which provides housing for asylum seekers, has announced that it will restart evictions for those who have
‘Hostile environment’: Theresa May’s policy driving refugees into destitution
Hardline immigration policies in the UK have led to traumatised people being left destitute and wrongly detained, according to the
Serco fined almost £3m by Home Office for asylum housing failures
Serco has been fined millions of pounds by the Home Office for failing to meet the terms of its contract
Hundreds of destitute asylum seekers forced to travel from Scotland to Liverpool
Torture victims and vulnerable women were among hundreds of asylum seekers forced to make 400-mile round trips from Scotland to
Home Office accused of racial profiling after 200 targeted in Glasgow
More than 200 British citizens in Glasgow underwent spot checks by immigration officers in 21 months, prompting claims the Home
Serco staff ‘routinely’ walk into asylum seekers’ homes without warning, claims charity
The multinational firm, Serco, has been accused of making asylum seekers feel unsafe by regularly walking into their homes using
Serco asylum evictions legal case not ‘settled,’ says human rights lawyer
A leading human rights law firm has claimed that the legal position on whether Serco can evict asylum seekers in
Home Office ‘utterly failing’ in treatment of detained immigrants, say MPs
A new report by an influential Westminster committee is scathing about the Home Office’s treatment of detainees at immigration
Police probe cyber attack on Dungavel detention centre
Hackers have brought down the computer system at Scotland’s only immigration detention centre prompting an investigation by Police Scotland,
Home Office under fire from lawyers over ‘deeply concerning’ immigration powers
The power of the Home Office to overrule decisions made by immigration judges has been branded “deeply concerning” by the
Trafficked children ‘missing’ from care by Scots councils
Dozens of children have been trafficked to Scotland with several going missing from care, says a new report. Minors from
Asylum seekers in Scotland deprived of health care
Destitute asylum seekers in Scotland are not getting proper healthcare because the UK government denies them recourse to public funds,