This webinar is to prepare those candidates sitting the OISC Level 1 Competence Assessment Exam. It will equip delegates with skills, useful tips and learning to maximise the chances of passing the exam. In this session we will cover: Overview of the Syllabus for the Level 1 OISC Exam Discussion in respect of OISC competency…
The COVID-19 crisis has been a learning curve for us all. During this time, we’ve learnt more about the people we love and that we rely on, we’ve learnt who keeps our families safe and, importantly, who keeps the country going when we need it the most. But we’ve also learnt where we are failing people, where…
It’s key workers like Angela who’ve kept our communities going during the crisis. But, while we’ve applauded them, many are locked out of basic rights and protections simply because of their immigration status. As we recover from the pandemic, stories like Angela’s show us that we need more than a return to normal. We need…
Today, Tuesday 30 June, we have written with 28 other leading migrants’ rights campaigners to the Home Secretary, calling for reforms to the EU Settlement Scheme to protect EU citizens and non-EU family members against the harmful impacts of Covid-19. Join us and stand with EU citizens after Brexit Re: Protecting EU citizens and families…
Download the briefing Background The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill will end the EU’s rules on free movement of persons into the UK, bringing EEA and Swiss nationals and their family members under UK immigration control. This means they will require permission to enter and remain in the UK. In line with…
Today MPs will be debating and voting on the Immigration Bill, which sets out plans for the immigration system after Brexit. How it works In Committee stage, which finished last week, a group of MPs went through the Bill line by line, making amendments. Today the updated Bill returns to the Commons, where MPs will debate…
This crisis has thrown the spotlight and gratitude onto those who have kept the country going. Cleaners, taxi drivers, delivery drivers, shop workers, nurses and carers have been at maximum risk but often minimum wage, doing jobs that Britain simply could not function without. But for those without the right papers, work can be a…
Most of us want to share our lives with our loved ones, be good friends and neighbours and part of welcoming communities. But our politicians have designed immigration rules which put this simple dream out of reach for many. Adam, 38, has worked here as a carer for nearly 12 years but has been documented…
This crisis has shown we are weathering the same storm, but we are not all in the same boat. Over the years, Governments led by both major parties have introduced immigration rules that lock people out of vital state services like the NHS and the social security safety net. The ‘no recourse to public funds’…
As we emerge from this crisis, now is the time to Build Back Better. To do so we must heed the lessons it has taught: That as a society, for many years, we did not listen to the scientists about the risks of such a pandemic and were not prepared. That for decades our health…