Scottish Seperated Children Guardianship Pilot

Professors Heaven Crawley (CMPR) and Ravi Kohli (University of Bedfordshire) have been appointed as independent evaluators of the Scottish Seperated Children Guardianship Pilot the first of its kind in the UK. The pilot will be delivered in partnership by Scottish Refugee Council and Aberlour Child Care Trust, with support from the Big Lottery Fund, the Scottish Government, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.  The pilot will offer independent support to seperated children who arrive in Scotland without parents or family. These children will be provided with an independent ‘guide’ through the complex asylum and welfare systems, who will also help them to take a more active role in their own asylum claim. The pilot, which begins on 2nd August, will last for 30 months during which time the evaluators will provide reports to the Advisory Group on a three-monthly basis as part of a formative evaluation process.

Understanding the experience of refugees living in Wales...what next?

In November 2009 the Centre for Migration Policy Research (CMPR) published the findings of its research into the experiences of refugees living in Wales. Following the launch of the publication at The Senedd, Cardiff Bay, CMPR, in partnership with Wales Strategic Migration Partnership  (WSMP) held a A half day symposium to explore  the steps needed to take forward the report’s recommendations in relation to employment, housing, health and racism / discrimination. The symposium took place on 18th June 2010 at Swansea University and was attended by academics, policy makers, practitioners and members of the refugee and asylum seeking community.

A Briefing Paper of the main points of discussion, a Presentation of the Survey and a Diagram of the Barriers to Employment can be downloaded below:

Briefing Paper - Symposium - 18th June 2010

Refugees living in Wales - survey presentation

Barriers to Employment

Links to the full report and executive summary of the survey can be found here

Migration policy expert's research makes an impact

A report by Professor Heaven Crawley, Director of the Centre for Migration Policy Research at Swansea University, has been highlighted by the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG) as an example of good practice in ensuring academic research has an impact.

See press relaease here

New research into why asylum seekers come to the UK published

A new report which investigates the reasons why asylum seekers come to the UK was launched on January 14 by the Refugee Council in Westminster, London.

Among its main findings, the report shows the majority of asylum seekers have little choice over which country they claim asylum in, and that few are aware of what to expect before they arrive in the UK. The research, carried out by Professor Heaven Crawley, Director of Swansea University's Centre for Migration Policy Research, was commissioned by the Refugee Council and the report is entitled Chance or choice? Understanding why asylum seekers come to the UK.

A copy of the report can be downloaded below:

http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/Resources/Refugee%20Council/downloads/rcchance.pdf
See press release here

CMPR launches its e-newsletter

CMPR proudly launched its on-line newsletter in Dec 09. A pdf version of the newsletter may be viewed via the link below. If you would like to subscribe to future editions of the newsletter, please email migration@swansea.ac.uk.
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