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The new High Court judgement on asylum seekers
— what does it mean? |
| Corporate Author | Refugee Advisers Support Unit - RASU, Refugee Council |
| Publisher | Refugee Council, London, 1996 |
| Pages | 2 pp (Briefing for Refugee Community Organisations) |
| Source | Refugee Council, 3 Bondway, London SW8 1SJ. |
| Keywords | Refugees ; Law ; Local Authority. |
| Annotation | Reports on four test cases brought by the Refugee Council involving destitute asylum seekers who need services from local authorities. Ruling made on 8 October 1996 was that asylum seekers with no other means of support were entitled to local authority services under community care legislation. This ruling has been challenged by the Department of Health and local authorities. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970212002 A |
| Classmark | TIA: VR: PE * |
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