Immigration Detainees Have Dropped by More Than 75%

In a recent statistical report on Covid-19 and the immigration system, it was noted that between the start of the UK lockdown on 23 March and the end of April, 295 people entered immigration detention.

231 of these people were classed as “clandestine entrants”, which means they entered the UK via secretive means, or failed to make themselves known to Immigration Officers on arrival.

These 231 were held for no more than seven days at short-term holding facilities, but it must be remembered that this seven days does not include time spent being transferred from prisons to immigration centres.

Less people are currently being detained

The Home Office will not be emptying detention centres completely, which has been the source of some controversy given the current situation with coronavirus, but the number of people detained at any given time has fallen significantly.

According to the report, there were around 313 people left in immigration removal centres at the start of May, down from 368 in mid-April, 555 at the end of March and 1,278 at the start of the year. Most of these are foreign national offenders.

It is likely that the COVID-19 crisis has had a big impact on how many people the Home Office is detaining. We predict that once the lockdown rules are over, there will be a steady rise in these numbers once again.

What do we think of this?

It is clearly understandable that the Home Office must act where they find people are coming into the country illegally, or by questionable means. They must keep the public’s best interest at the forefront of everything they do, and making sure that no undesirable characters are coming into the country unchecked.

However, the safety of these detainees is equally as important, and they must be looked after in COVID-19 secure environments, and using methods which discourage the spread of coronavirus.

Provided reasonable requirements are met, such as residing at stable addresses and provision of sureties, or where the risk of absconding is low, the presumption should always be that the detainees should be released on bail.

Under the immigration laws, people can only be detained for removal purpose; however, where the detainees have valid applications or in-country appeals pending, or become irremovable, whether due to their non-co-operation or not, the Home Office is under duty to review their detention decision and consider whether continued detention can be justified; otherwise, the detention could well become unlawful and be subjected to legal challenges.

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Furlough scheme set to wind down as national debt goes through the roof

At present, almost 8 and a half million people are on furlough, equating to a quarter of the total jobs in Britain.

A quarter of company directors surveyed by the Institute of Directors say they would not be able to afford to pay even 20 per cent of the furlough scheme if required – as well as having to pay national insurance contributions, an additional 5 per cent, on top.

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been vital in helping people stay afloat financially during the crisis, but it comes at a high price. The scheme is costing the Government billions every month. The scheme, which pays 80 per cent of people’s wages up to a total of £2,500, is assessed to have cost around £15billion so far.

Stopping the funds

Companies will likely be unable to furlough more staff as the Government looks to wind down the scheme.

Rishi Sunak is expected to announce the slow end of the emergency funds set aside to help struggling companies through the first phase of the coronavirus crisis.

However, part-time working from furloughed staff is expected to be allowed from August, following pressure from MPs and retail associations.

The Treasury is expected to make these announcements while locking in a cut-off date after which no employees will be able to join the furlough scheme.

So what can be expected?

As lockdown rules begin to ease slightly over the coming weeks and months, provided that the number of infections and deaths continue to decrease, more and more people will be encouraged to go back to work, even on a part-time basis.

It is thought that staff will be paid full wages by their firm for any hours worked and will continue to be covered by the furlough scheme for the hours they do not work.

Firms in all sectors will be required to contribute a quarter of the wages of any furloughed workers. Also, they will have to restart paying National Insurance, although the Government would cover pension contributions.

How about the self-employed workers?

The government is yet to decide whether to extend the self-employment income support scheme (SEISS) beyond the end of May. The Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS), which has cost £10.5bn so far, is due to expire in five days’ time.

What do we make of all this?

There is no denying that the furlough scheme has helped millions of people during this hard time. A good government is there to help and protect its public, especially through the hardest times, which is what this scheme has done.

As a company ourselves, we understand the stress the coronavirus crisis has brought onto firms up and down the country, and around the entire world. If no such scheme had been brought in by the government, people would be in uproar, businesses would be closing and people would be losing their homes.

So yes, the scheme has been positive.

However, we also understand that money does not simply grow on trees, and firms will have to pay their own way again, the sooner the better, if we want to save our economy from total annihilation.

As we have said all along though, the safety of staff must always come first.

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Immigration News: All visas in the UK are automatically extended to July 31!

Although it was long overdue, the USCIS finally made the above announcement. This means that the identities of the following people have been automatically extended to July 31:

All those who hold a visitor visa in the UK expiring on or before July 31; and

All those who hold a student visa, spouse visa, work visa or other visas expiring on or before July 31

These people do not need to submit any application, they just need to report to the immigration office briefly.

The period of time the person stays in the UK due to this extension is legal and will not affect future applications for a visa to come to the UK.

This situation also includes those who hold a visitor visa, although the visa has not expired, but has been in the UK for more than 180 days.

However, it should be noted that:

If the parties are eligible for renewal and are willing to renew, the parties should continue to apply for renewal as usual. Although the visa centre is currently not open, the online application for immigration is working as normal.

If the parties meet the conditions for applying for other long-term visas, they usually need to go back to submit the application. According to the current Immigration Department’s policy, these people can apply for a transfer or new visas directly in the UK, and no longer need to leave the country.

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May 22, 2020
App, Competition, Lisa's Law, Website

Competition Time! Win £500 with Ease!

We at Lisa’s Law have a question for you… Do you want a chance to win a massive prize of £500?!

Then get involved in our ‘Find the Fault’ competition. It really could not be easier! Simply download our app and scroll through it, listing out even the smallest of faults, then do the same for our website, and send your findings to [email protected].

The person who finds the most faults will win the prize!

Download our app for free through the below links:

iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lisas-law/id1503174541?ls=1…

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lisaslaw…

Website: https://lisaslaw.co.uk/

We are after faulty links, glitches, blurry pictures, spelling mistakes, format issues etc!

Anything that you can find, we want to know about!

Why are we doing this?

We are striving for perfection here at Lisa’s Law, and our main concern is that our clients are happy with the services we offer. This extends to the way our app and website looks, feels and works.

You could win £500 for simply scrolling on your lunch break – what a rare treat! Think of all the nice things you can buy with that money, all for looking through our app and website.

You will have until the 15th of June to submit your findings, so do not hesitate, get involved now!

Want more information?

Feel free to call us on 020 7928 0276 or email [email protected] if you want to ask any questions related to this competition!

Also, please follow this link for more information about our app and online services.

Good luck!

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Naturalisation Applications – Double Standards Continue

The Home Office has updated its guidance policy regarding naturalising as a British citizen. Naturalising this way requires the applicant to have been in the UK lawfully for at least 5 years before the application.

The Home Office’s policy is used to guide their caseworkers in their decision as to what residence should be treated as lawful and what should be seen as unlawful when dealing with naturalisation applications. The most recent updates are mainly focused on the potential immigration breaches that can affect the success of a naturalisation application.

Residence requirements:

It is required under the British Nationality Act 1981 that an applicant has to satisfy the following residence requirements in order to be legalised in the UK:

they are in the UK at the beginning of the period of 5 years ending with the date of the application
not absent from the UK for more than either 450 days in that 5 year period or 90 days in the period of 12 months ending with the date of application
not, on the date of application, subject under the immigration laws to any restriction on the period of stay in the UK
not, at any other time in the 12 month period ending with date of application, subject under the immigration laws to any restriction on their period of stay in the UK
not, at any time in the period of 5 years ending with the date of application, in the UK in breach of the immigration laws

Updates to breaching rules:

The Home Office allows for some discretion, in the special circumstances of a particular case, to disregard breaches of the immigration laws (unlawful residence) during the qualifying 5 year period.

Under the guidance, being in the UK without leave to enter or remain will be relevant to the issue of residence lawfulness, while other breaches such as taking employment illegally and harbouring other immigration offenders, will not usually be considered under the residence requirement, but under the good character requirement. This is fair enough, as it may recognise the reality that some applicants may do so with no choice. It may not be an indicator of their character.

Home Office caseworkers may choose to exercise discretion to disregard a period of unlawful residence if the reasons behind the period are clearly outside the applicant’s control, or if the breach was genuinely inadvertent and short.

Some examples of where discretion may be used in cases of immigration breaches in the guidance are as follows:

the breach occurred at a time when the applicant was a minor whose parents failed to obtain or renew their leave.

the applicant was a victim of domestic violence whose abusive partner prevented the renewal of leave.

the applicant had made an ‘in-time’ application, but the application was rejected and so they became in breach.

the person had made a late application for leave to remain which was subsequently granted and either the:

– application was not submitted more than 28 days after the expiry of their previous leave and before 24 November 2016

– application was not submitted after more than 28 days overstaying if it was an asylum application

– person had a period of more than 28 days between their leave expiring and them making a new application and there were exceptional circumstances such as a family illness or bereavement.

the person arrived the UK clandestinely (in secret) but either presented themselves without delay to the immigration authorities or was detected by the immigration authorities shortly after arrival:

– the maximum period involved should normally be 1 month, but may be longer if there are extenuating circumstances.

– in these cases you can waive the breach that occurred from entry until the person’s first application for leave or asylum was determined, provided the application was granted

an application for asylum or leave to remain was refused but was later acknowledged to be an incorrect decision and the appropriate leave was granted

the breach was because the applicant did not meet an additional/implicit condition of stay, rather than illegal entry or overstaying, such as an EEA or Swiss national not having CSI and can provide sufficient evidence to justify discretion being exercised in their favour

Surprisingly, the guidance provides that where an applicant has been granted temporary admission and/or release, even if he/she is subsequently granted status following an application for leave to remain, his residence between the time he/she was granted temporary admission/release and that when he/she is granted status will be treated as unlawful residence and will NOT be disregarded when the issue of lawful residence is considered in his/her naturalisation application.

This approach is startlingly different from the one the Home Office takes when considering settlement applications based on 10-year lawful residence. In such application, temporary admission and release is treated as lawful residence.

By granting an applicant temporary admission/release, it means that the Secretary of the State has allowed him/her to remain in the UK, even temporarily. Provided that the applicant has been complying with the conditions of his/her temporary admission/release, say, by reporting, he/she has been staying in the UK in line with the immigration laws.

Should not such residence be treated as lawful in their naturalisation and discretion be exercised in his/her favour?

Some good news, at least

A good point amid these updates is the fact that it is now confirmed that anyone who has been refused application or had their appeal dismissed will be given 28 days further leave to remain to enable to them to leave the UK, or, make a fresh application if that is the case. Before, as far as we can remember, it was an unwritten practice by the Home Office’s officers. This adds some much needed clarity, and provides extra time to sort out arrangements for those who find themselves being requested to leave by the Home Office.

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Jury trials to resume, but safety is paramount

HMCTS has confirmed that four Crown Courts have been assessed as currently suitable to hold jury trials and will begin to do so from next week.

They are:

Central Criminal Court, London (Old Bailey)
Bristol Crown Court
Cardiff Crown Court
Manchester (Minshull Street)

Courts expected to reopen in the coming weeks are:

Reading Crown Court
Warwick Crown Court
Winchester Crown Court

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, there has been much concern about the safety of everyone who uses courtrooms and tribunal buildings. Investigations into making them ‘COVID-19 secure’ have been ongoing.

Over the past few weeks a jury trial working group, chaired by Mr Justice Edis, has been assessing ways to safely re-start some jury trials in England and Wales.

Co-chair of our Criminal Law Committee, Ian Kelcey, who was part of this working group has said:

“An immense amount of work has been put into getting a very limited number of courts into a position where they can hold jury trials. Safety has been the paramount consideration. This is a small step in what will undoubtedly be a long journey to return to where we were before the epidemic”.

Special arrangements in place for jury trials

Arrangements to allow appropriate social distancing to be maintained at all times include but are not limited to:

providing a second courtroom linked by closed circuit TV, to enable the media and others to watch proceedings
a separate courtroom for jury deliberations
entrances and exits are carefully supervised
increased building and touchpoint cleaning will take place

These safety measures will be closely looked at in practice, and will be altered accordingly if any issues arise.

While we understand that a jury is a vital part of many trials, the safety and well-being of everyone in the courtroom must take priority, and trials should be postponed if the right standards are not met.

Received a jury summons?

If you receive, or have already received a jury summons for a future date, please keep planning to attend court but do not attend court unless you have been contacted by a jury officer. They will contact you to confirm the days and time you need to attend during your service.

Presently, if following government advice you need to self-isolate, you will not be expected to start your jury service. You will need to contact the court and let them know if there’s another reason why you cannot attend. If you are not needed for jury service, the court will inform you.

If you are going to attend jury service, be aware that water fountains and cafés are likely to be unavailable. Make sure you bring sufficient food and bottled water (not glass) with you for the day.

Now that loss of taste and smell is listed amoung the symptoms of coronavirus, you may be required to taste test on entry to the building. You can claim towards the cost of your food and drink.

If you need to speak to someone about your personal circumstances, you can contact the Jury Central Summoning Bureau on 0300 456 1024.

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Wind Farm Workers – Extended Period to Join UK Workforce for non-EEA Nationals

In 2017, the Home Secretary introduced a concession to the Immigration Rules to allow the employment of non-European Economic Area (EEA) nationals who are joining vessels engaged in the construction and maintenance of offshore wind projects in UK territorial waters.

The Home Office has just announced that this concession has been extended, with workers now having leave to enter under the terms of the concession until 31 December 2020.

The terms of the concession are as followed:

The Home Office has agreed to grant a concession, outside of the Immigration Rules, to workers essential to the construction and maintenance of wind farms within UK territorial waters.

The concession will allow non-EEA workers leave to enter the UK until 31 December 2020 for the purpose of joining a vessel engaged in the construction and maintenance of a wind farm within UK territorial waters. (Remember, EEA nationals do not require leave to enter the UK.)

Leave to enter under the terms of the concession will not be granted beyond 31 December 2020. During this period, firms involved in the construction or maintenance of wind farms within territorial waters should look to regularise the position of their workers. Those who require leave to enter the UK should have the appropriate permission to do so under the Immigration Rules, such as applying for Tier 2 visas.

In order to qualify for entry under this concession and satisfy border security, a person seeking entry for this purpose should produce:

A valid passport.
Home Office fees.
A letter from their employer stating that the worker is employed in the construction or maintenance of a wind farm project within territorial waters.

Applicants who require a visa should apply online for a visitor in transit visa and select the option, when prompted, “to start work on a ship or aircraft”.

Please do not hesitate to get in contact with us if you require more information, our experienced legal team will be able to guide you through the process step by step should you be interested in applying.

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We are operating as usual, and you can reach us on 020 7928 0276 or email in to [email protected].

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Mortgage Lenders Introduce New Policies for More Flexible Routes for Buyers

The property market has been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis, but now mortgage lenders are beginning to introduce new measures to make things easier for people looking to buy or sell during this tough time. The aim is to reduce the amount of disruption caused to such transactions by COVID-19 in the coming months.

We have outlined some measure that we have come across ourselves, and we hope that they may be of help to our readers interested or involved in conveyancing.

Remote legal advice can be acceptable

Whenever there is potential conflict of interest issues or other occupiers rather than the mortgagees themselves, lenders will ask the relevant persons to seek independent legal advice and for a certificate to be sent to the lender to confirm that this has been satisfied. Such advice is normally done face-to-face. With the social distance rules in place, more and more lenders are starting to accept remote advice. It is worth enquiring with your specific lender if this is a possibility.

Property searches may not be demanded

In light of the fact that many solicitors have been unable to obtain property searches for their clients or had such searches severely delayed, to enable transactions to progress without delay, many lenders may be willing to accept in lieu of searches a “no-Search” indemnity insurance policy to cover any risks associated with proceeding with the transaction without search results being received.

Lenders may accept expired searches

In order to make sure their customers are able to complete within the period of their mortgage offer, where searches received in respect of the security property have, due to any delay in the transaction, recently expired, lenders may accept search indemnity insurance policies in lieu of customers obtaining a new set of searches. Once again, please do not hesitate to check with your lender.

Of course, not everything comes so easily. With the uncertainty caused by Covid-19, more and more lenders are also asking mortgagees to make further declarations to confirm that they have considered the financial risks and any other risks associated with the completion of their mortgage in this challenging economic environment and that they are still willing to go ahead with the mortgage.

The declaration may include confirmation of a stable financial position, no plan of requesting a mortgage holiday in the near future, and an understanding that the mortgagees may be contacted by the lenders if need be.

Such declarations may have to be signed before lenders are willing to make available any funds.

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May 19, 2020
Congestion Charge, Coronavirus, London, TFL, Travel

More funding in place for TFL

A statement issued from the Department of Transport today (18.05.20) states the following:

“In order to keep vital public transport services running in London and further ramp up services to support social distancing, the government agreed on Thursday 14 May a package of support for Transport for London (TfL). It comprises £1.095 billion of new grant and a further loan facility of £505 million. The support can be increased by a further £300 million of grant and loan if revenue loss is higher than forecast at this time.

The settlement for TfL was needed for two reasons. Most important is the significant fall in revenue caused by COVID-19. However, an important secondary factor was the pre-existing poor condition of TfL’s financial position as a result of decisions made over the last 4 years. Combined with significant cost increases and delays to Crossrail, this left TfL in serious financial difficulty even before the public health emergency.”

There will also be a number of additional conditions, including: restoring services to 100% of pre-COVID levels as soon as possible; requiring TfL to collect fares on buses while ensuring driver safety, which it had stopped doing during the crisis; easing congestion by the temporary suspension of free travel for over-60s in the morning peak and temporarily suspending free travel for under-18s all day. Disabled people will still be able to make use of their concession passes all day, and special arrangements will be made for those children who qualify for free travel to schools.

These suspensions are being made in an attempt to lower the amount of congestion on public transport, thus reducing the spread of COVID-19. Essentially, the government only want people using public transport for essential journeys.

Congestion Charge Increase

There has been some confusion in the responses to London Mayor Sadiq Kahn announced that the congestion charge will be raised from £11.50 to £15. People have been told to avoid public transport if at all possible, which will mean many people will choose to drive instead.

For those travelling to work, this will be a hard pill to swallow. It means they will have to pay more to drive into London, but have little choice in the matter if they want to keep their chances of catching coronavirus as slim as possible. It is a Catch 22 situation.

Have questions? We are here to help!

We are operating as usual, and you can reach us on 020 7928 0276 or email in to [email protected].

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Lisa’s Law COVID-19 Update: Your Online Solicitor!

Business is operating as usual here at Lisa’s Law Solicitors, and we have many brand new developments to ensure a high quality and efficient legal service is provided to our clients.

While rules relating to coronavirus mean people now have to stay indoors, we have adapted and brought in new technology which allows clients to remotely instruct with ease.

Instructing us from the comfort of your own home!

Clients are now truly spoilt for choice when it comes to instructing us, it really could not be easier.

Everything can be done while sitting on the couch, walking the dog, or even lounging in bed!

You do not need to risk your health to instruct us.

Have a read about the new contact options below:

Mobile App

We have developed a brand new mobile app which is available on both iPhone and Android smart phones as well as tablets, which you can download for free on the App Store and Google Play, just search for ‘Lisas Law’ and it will come up!

On this app clients new and old will be able to launch a New Enquiry with us by filling out a simple and quick form, which will be sent directly to us – it couldn’t be easier!

Once the case is underway clients can keep up with all the developments using the Check Your Case function. They will know exactly what stage their case is at in seconds, with a touch of a button.

Getting important information over to us has been streamlined as well, with the innovative Scan Document function. Clients will be able to scan multiple documents at a time, hit one button to convert them into pdf format, then one more button to send them directly to us. It’s so simple!

How to use our new app

Simple and Efficient

These are the key attributes of the app. Its purpose is to allow for easier instruction for the client, and faster high quality legal service from our caseworkers.

The following are instructions on how to use the functions of the app once you have downloaded it onto your device:

This is the homepage of the app, where you can see its main functions:

New Enquiry – this is where you can start instructing us from scratch.
Check your case – this is where you can follow progress of an existing case.
Scan Document – this is where you can scan and send over documents that are needed for your case.
Contact us – this is where you can find our other contact options.
About us – this is where you can read some information about our firm and our staff.

New Enquiry:

Simply click into the New Enquiry tab, and you will be faced with this very simple form.

All you have to do is fill out your personal details, and then give a brief outline of your case.

It is vital you give us contact information with which we will be able to get through to you.

This information will then be sent to a monitored inbox, and one of our specialist caseworkers will get back to you with a swift reply.

Check your case:

This is available once you have begun a case with us. You will be able to login to Osprey with details from us, and follow the progress of your case, no matter where you are, with the click of a button.

Scan Document:

This is a very important part of the app, and it is integral that it is used correctly.

To scan a document, lay the document out flat so that it is easy to read.

Then click the button with the cross at the bottom right of the screen. This will open your phone camera.

You will then be able to take pictures of the documents, one after the other. Please scan them in chronological order, making sure the information has been properly included.

Once you have scanned the documents, hit the PDF button, which will bind them together into PDF format.

Once you’ve done this, press the envelope symbol. This will then prompt you to enter your full name or case number if you have one. It is vital you enter this correctly.

Once you have done this, will be able to send everything through to our Documentation Inbox safely and securely.

Download the app today, specialist legal advice is just a click away.

Of course, we are here to support you every step of the way, so please get in contact if you need any help at all using the app. Our main concern is client satisfaction

Ask Lisa

Our website has been revamped, it’s now easier on the eyes as well as easier to use.

One of its main new features is Ask Lisa. By simply clicking on the Ask Lisa icon, the user will be faced with a very simple form into which they can write down whatever legal issue they need help with.

This will be sent to a specifically created email inbox and answered extremely swiftly by a member of our team. Quick, effective legal advice at your fingertips.

See for yourself here.

Q+A’s

Another feature of our new website is a Q+A’s section. Here, clients will be able to select from a variety of forums and read existing information or create a profile and write in their own questions which we will then respond to.

Having a bank of questions and answers available on our site is important to us, as we want each visit to our web page to be a learning experience for the user.

Our advanced phone system

If you prefer to contact us by phone. You can call our office on 020 7928 0276 as usual.

Our advanced phone system allows us to answer your queries as usual, whether we are working from home or in the office. Your matters will always be handled with professionalism and integrity.

Our priority is to ensure our clients will not be affected by the current pandemic.

More ways to stay connected with us?

Email into [email protected], or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn!

We are ready for anything

The coronavirus has majorly affected all parts of our society, but we are confident that with these new technologies in place we can keep on working as normal, with the same care and expertise as usual!

We are here for all your legal needs. At these difficult times, we can be counted on!

Looking for a solicitor does not mean that you have to risk leaving your home.

James Cook

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