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Immigration Advice at the Police Station, 3rd edition

Immigration Advice at the Police Station, 3rd edition

Author: Rosie Brennan
Publisher: Law Society Publishing
ISBN: 9781853289484
Published In: January 2006
Format: Paperback , 408 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This indispensable guide offers practical advice on the range of immigration issues which can arise in the police station. Providing essential coverage of both immigration and criminal practice it takes the reader through the situations that clients may face, offering advice on practice and conduct, illustrated using case studies.

This fully updated third edition has been revised to take account of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants) Act 2004, which have made substantive changes to the law. Key revisions and new material include:

changes to the Immigration Rules (including country lists, categories of stay and other criteria)
updated information on the system of immigration enforcement action
chapter on criminal offences introduced by the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants) Act 2004, updated information on other immigration offences and discussion of the immigration aspects of these criminal cases
the amended immigration appeal system
updates on detention and bail in the police station
changes to the funding regime.

This useful and concise guide is invaluable for all criminal practitioners including duty solicitors and accredited legal advisers.

Part 1 Legal Framework - Immigration, Nationality and Refugee Law
1. Introduction to immigration control for the police station adviser;
2. Categories in which persons can apply to enter or remain in the United Kingdom;
3. Immigration enforcement action;
4. Detention and release.

Part 2 Criminal Law Perspective - 5. Criminal offences;
6. Powers of immigration officers;
7. Relationship between the criminal and the immigration/asylum case.

Part 3 Law and Procedure at the Police Station - 8. Procedures at the police station;
9. Advice and assistance prior to interview;
10. The interview;
11. Assistance after the interview.

Part 4 - 12. Case study.

Appendices.

Rosie Brennan is currently working on a freelance basis on a project to co-ordinate liaison between the Immigration Law Practitioners Association (ILPA) and the criminal profession in respect of immigration offences. She is the former Head of the Immigration Unit at Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau and of the Immigration Department at Fisher Meredith solicitors where she was also a criminal solicitor. As a Senior Lecturer at London Guildhall University she ran Immigration and Criminal Litigation courses on the LPC.