Briefing on the Windrush Lessons Learned Review
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Overview 
The Windrush Lessons Learned Review provides an excoriating critique of the culture and policy making systems of the Home Office, over several decades. It describes how the political impetus to reduce and impose greater control on immigration spiralled through increasingly draconian legislation and rules, with no institutional memory, while the impact on individuals was ignored and concerns dismissed. 
“Because of the pressure felt on targets, there was an unquestioning attitude towards Hostile Environment measures, as everything that put pressure on migrants was seen as a good thing.” – Former Immigration Enforcement employee, WLLR, p. 105 
The review calls for a period of profound reflection in the Home Office to address failures that are deeply embedded in …