Barry joins Sonia again this month to look back at what happened in August. We cover the latest statistics on asylum, immigration and trafficking. There are a couple of cases relating to asylum family reunion, as well as a policy change for those separated during Operation Pitting. Other cases covered included deprivation of citizenship, an unsuccessful challenge to legal aid provision for young people and a successful challenge by Bail for Immigration Detainees in a freedom of information challenge. We also discuss updates on a couple of reports from the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the latest on what is happening with Tech Nation.

The 43 minute podcast follows the running order below:

Asylum (00:55 )

Latest statistics show little movement on the asylum backlog, drop in students and health and care workers

Positive decisions by immigration authority remain very low in latest trafficking statistics

Unsuccessful challenge to lack of legal aid for asylum interviews

Appeal against grant of limited bail on Diego Garcia dismissed

No discrimination found against Afghan man blocked from Ukraine schemes

Tribunal orders Home Office to disclose information on emergency travel documents for Somalia and Eritrea

New country of origin information on children and young people from Sudan

Home Office finally announces separated families route for Afghan evacuated families

How to prepare suicide risk cases

General immigration (22:40 )

A step by step guide to applying for an eVisa

Solicitors Regulation Authority publishes reviews of training records and asylum legal services

Family (29:15 )

Upper Tribunal says that article 8 rights of overseas family members must be considered

Work routes (33:25 )

A route of last resort: two years of the UK Expansion Worker visa

The latest on Tech Nation and the Global Talent route

Nationality (35:40 )

Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against deprivation of citizenship

Updated (38:25 )

Leave to remain application date: how to calculate it and why it is important

How to apply for a UK Ancestry visa

How much does it cost to sponsor someone for a UK work visa?

Briefing: what is leave outside the rules?

Will I need Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter the UK?