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Far right activist posed as Home Office inspector to target Scots asylum hotel
A far right activist posed as a Home Office inspector to get information about an hotel housing refugees, which led to the targeting of guests and staff.
January 7, 2024
Home Office backs down on refugee eviction policy
The Home Office has confirmed it will reverse a policy change that saw refugees evicted from its asylum accommodation with as little as seven days notice.
January 5, 2024
Home office bedroom sharing policy for asylum seekers sparks safety concerns
A Home Office policy forcing asylum seekers in hotels to share bedrooms will increase numbers and could escalate community tensions, campaigners have warned.
October 5, 2023
Home Office probed far right Homeland group’s ‘stealth’ political party bid
The UK Government Raised concerns that a far right group led by a Scot had applied “by stealth” to become a political party, The Ferret can reveal.
August 1, 2023
Home Office bill will “scythe” protections for trafficking victims in Scotland, lawyers warn
The bill, which could see trafficking survivors detained indefinitely or deported to Rwanda, was a “gift to traffickers”, they claimed.
April 3, 2023
Home Office accused of breaching privacy laws after cancelling international student’s visa
The Home Office used location data from an international student’s mobile phone to detain him for allegedly breaking his visa conditions, The Ferret can reveal.
October 11, 2022
Family fleeing Iraq death threats housed in ‘filthy and infested’ Home Office flat
Afran opens a drawer and pulls out creams and tablets, prescribed to deal with the bites covering his children’s backs and stomachs – and his wife’s legs - in an angry, red rash.
June 14, 2022
Trans victims of crime will still self-ID in Scotland following Home Office rule change
Transgender victims of crime will still be recorded by Police Scotland according to how they identify their gender, in contrast to new rules for English police
April 14, 2022
EU citizens ‘riddled with anxiety’ as Home Office fails to process more than 300,000 applications
More than 300,000 people are still awaiting confirmation from the Home Office that they will be allowed to remain in the UK following Brexit - including up to 13,000 people in Scotland.
February 14, 2022