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The Illegal Migration Bill

The bill focuses on a number of challenges with the UK asylum system. Specifically, it aims to deal with migrants who have entered the UK via irregular means by:

• removing them back to their home country or a ‘safe’ third country such as Rwanda

• block them from accessing modern slavery protections

• only hearing human rights claims after removal.

Further reading - Parliamentary briefing: Illegal Migration Bill, The Law Society: https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/immigration/ parliamentary-briefing-illegal-migration-bill

Fair funding for criminal defence solicitors: TLS has applied to the High

Court for permission to challenge the government’s implementation of the recommendations made in the independent review of the sector by Lord Bellamy, to raise criminal legal aid fees by the minimum 15%, and rejected TLS’s offer of mediation to resolve the issue.

Further reading - Law Society takes government to court on criminal legal aid, The Law Society: https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/ legal-aid/taking-government-to-court-on-criminal-legal-aid

TLS is always open to feedback from you and I would like to hear from you about anything you may wish to share concerning your professional needs. Please contact me at https://www.lawsociety. org.uk/about-us/our-governance/council-constituencies-andcurrent- members/shama-gupta.

Shama Gupta, Law Society (TLS) Council Member

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