Law and Policy

*UNHCR has published a Note on the Continued Applicability of the April 2009 UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Iraqi Asylum-Seekers

*The Supreme Court has rejected the Home Office appeal against its decision giving the right to work under European Union rules to asylum seekers with a fresh claim that have waited for more than a year for a decision. See also response from Minister for Immigration Damian Green here and in The Guardian

*The Refugee Council has released its response to the High Court ruling on fast-track deportations issued on 26 July following a case brought by Medical Justice. See also ippr comment and Guardian coverage.

*The UK Border Agency has issued new Operational Guidance Notes on Iran and Iraq

*Dr. Julian Huppert MP for Cambridge (Lib Dem) will be the new Chair for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees.