Jed Pennington
@jedcpennington.bsky.social
Partner, joint head of public law & human rights, Wilson Solicitors London
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‘I can no longer see a future in the UK’: new citizenship guidance shuts out refugees www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘I can no longer see a future in the UK’: new citizenship guidance shuts out refugees
Ayman Alhussein made a life in Britain after fleeing Assad but new rules mean he can never become a citizen
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@wilsonsolicitors.bsky.social act in this challenge - my wonderful colleague Mala Savjani and myself, with Victoria Laughton & David Chirico KC @onepumpcourt.co.uk.
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Inquiry into conditions at Manston asylum centre has stalled, critics say
Inquiry into conditions at Manston asylum centre has stalled, critics say
Lawyers acting for some of those unlawfully detained in appalling conditions at site in 2022 call for end to delays
An inquiry into what went wrong at an asylum seeker processing centre three years ago is at a standstill, critics have said.
A commitment to hold an inquiry into conditions at Manston in Kent in the second half of 2022 was first made by the former home secretary James Cleverly in March 2024 after 18,000 people were unlawfully detained in horrific conditions there. Continue reading...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Inquiry into conditions at Manston asylum centre has stalled, critics say
@wilsonsolicitors.bsky.social act in this challenge - my wonderful colleague Mala Savjani and myself, with Victoria Laughton & David Chirico KC @onepumpcourt.co.uk.
‘I can no longer see a future in the UK’: new citizenship guidance shuts out refugees www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘I can no longer see a future in the UK’: new citizenship guidance shuts out refugees
Ayman Alhussein made a life in Britain after fleeing Assad but new rules mean he can never become a citizen
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
@wilsonsolicitors.bsky.social act in this challenge - my wonderful colleague Mala Savjani and myself, with Victoria Laughton & David Chirico KC @onepumpcourt.co.uk.
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Today I am proposing amendments to the borders bill and hoping to speak in debate to be voice for those principles and those people because they are not mutually exclusive. 2/2
#TrueLabour
#TrueLabour
May 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Today I am proposing amendments to the borders bill and hoping to speak in debate to be voice for those principles and those people because they are not mutually exclusive. 2/2
#TrueLabour
#TrueLabour
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Legal challenge to UK policy making UK citizenship impossible for many refugees www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘I can no longer see a future in the UK’: new citizenship guidance shuts out refugees
Ayman Alhussein made a life in Britain after fleeing Assad but new rules mean he can never become a citizen
www.theguardian.com
May 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Legal challenge to UK policy making UK citizenship impossible for many refugees www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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‘I can no longer see a future in the UK’: new citizenship guidance shuts out refugees www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘I can no longer see a future in the UK’: new citizenship guidance shuts out refugees
Ayman Alhussein made a life in Britain after fleeing Assad but new rules mean he can never become a citizen
www.theguardian.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
‘I can no longer see a future in the UK’: new citizenship guidance shuts out refugees www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Wilson Solicitors’ Public Law & Human Rights team is thrilled to welcome solicitor Jonah Mendelsohn to the team.
Read more about Jonah, what he brings to our team, and how to get in touch with him on our website here: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/wilson-...
Read more about Jonah, what he brings to our team, and how to get in touch with him on our website here: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/wilson-...
Wilson Solicitors’ Public Law & Human Rights team welcomes Jonah Mendelsohn
We are thrilled to welcome solicitor Jonah Mendelsohn to our team here at Wilsons
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May 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Wilson Solicitors’ Public Law & Human Rights team is thrilled to welcome solicitor Jonah Mendelsohn to the team.
Read more about Jonah, what he brings to our team, and how to get in touch with him on our website here: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/wilson-...
Read more about Jonah, what he brings to our team, and how to get in touch with him on our website here: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/wilson-...
Well done @dianetaylor.bsky.social for her persistence in reporting on the Manston scandal:
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People held at UK asylum centre sue government for human rights breach
Asylum seekers detained at Manston in Kent say they were kept in unsanitary tents during infectious disease outbreak
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April 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Well done @dianetaylor.bsky.social for her persistence in reporting on the Manston scandal:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Home Office acted unlawfully by not consulting Medical Justice on the ‘Second Opinion policy’ impacting detained ‘adults at risk,’ reinforcing consultation as key to democratic governance.
Read more on our website here: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/court-o...
Read more on our website here: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/court-o...
Court of Appeal: Home Office failure to consult Medical Justice unlawful
In a decision handed down today, 14 March 2025, the Court of Appeal has upheld a judicial review brought by Medical Justice...
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March 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Home Office acted unlawfully by not consulting Medical Justice on the ‘Second Opinion policy’ impacting detained ‘adults at risk,’ reinforcing consultation as key to democratic governance.
Read more on our website here: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/court-o...
Read more on our website here: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/court-o...
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Court of Appeal uphold duty on Home Office to consult Medical Justice on policies affecting detention of vulnerable people: @shushinluh.bsky.social & Laura Profumo acted for @medicaljustice.org.uk in the High Court and on appeal. @jedcpennington.bsky.social @wilsonsolicitors.bsky.social instructed.
Court of Appeal uphold duty on Home Office to consult Medical Justice on policies affecting detention of vulnerable people
In a decision handed down today, 14 March 2025, the Court of Appeal has upheld a judicial review brought by Medical Justice
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March 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Court of Appeal uphold duty on Home Office to consult Medical Justice on policies affecting detention of vulnerable people: @shushinluh.bsky.social & Laura Profumo acted for @medicaljustice.org.uk in the High Court and on appeal. @jedcpennington.bsky.social @wilsonsolicitors.bsky.social instructed.
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The Home Affairs Committee of MPs has just published all the written evidence received for its inquiry into asylum accommodation, including one from provider Serco giving some interesting observations on how 'service users' experience the asylum system committees.parliament.uk/work/8763/as...
March 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Home Affairs Committee of MPs has just published all the written evidence received for its inquiry into asylum accommodation, including one from provider Serco giving some interesting observations on how 'service users' experience the asylum system committees.parliament.uk/work/8763/as...
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Wilsons are acting in a challenge to the Home Office’s amended guidance on determining a person to be of ‘good character’ for the purposes of an application for British citizenship
Read this article on our website to find out more and how we can help:
www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/challen...
Read this article on our website to find out more and how we can help:
www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/challen...
Challenge to ‘good character’ citizenship guidance
Wilson Solicitors Immigration and Public Law & Human Rights teams are acting in a challenge to the Home Office’s amended guidance
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March 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Wilsons are acting in a challenge to the Home Office’s amended guidance on determining a person to be of ‘good character’ for the purposes of an application for British citizenship
Read this article on our website to find out more and how we can help:
www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/challen...
Read this article on our website to find out more and how we can help:
www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/challen...
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This should be changed asap.
If we give someone refugee status, it can't be right to then refuse them route to become a British Citizen. To say they can have a home in our country, but never a place in our society and be forever second class. freemovement.org.uk/good-charact...
If we give someone refugee status, it can't be right to then refuse them route to become a British Citizen. To say they can have a home in our country, but never a place in our society and be forever second class. freemovement.org.uk/good-charact...
Good character guidance amended to block refugees from naturalisation - Free Movement
There have been some important additions to pages 50 and 51 of the Good Character guidance (a comparison of the new and old versions is here) that have the
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February 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This should be changed asap.
If we give someone refugee status, it can't be right to then refuse them route to become a British Citizen. To say they can have a home in our country, but never a place in our society and be forever second class. freemovement.org.uk/good-charact...
If we give someone refugee status, it can't be right to then refuse them route to become a British Citizen. To say they can have a home in our country, but never a place in our society and be forever second class. freemovement.org.uk/good-charact...
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There are some clear concerns about the Border Security Bill introduced today, but it is definitely a good thing that a lot of the Illegal Migration Act is due to will be repealed. The "asylum ban" could have been allowed to just sit on the statute book unused, so deleting it completely is welcome.
January 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
There are some clear concerns about the Border Security Bill introduced today, but it is definitely a good thing that a lot of the Illegal Migration Act is due to will be repealed. The "asylum ban" could have been allowed to just sit on the statute book unused, so deleting it completely is welcome.
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TL;DR: could be better, could be a lot worse. As @jonfeatonby.bsky.social says, there’s no sign of a positive vision here. The government doesn’t need legislation for a positive vision. To be fair, they don’t need legislation for that and that’s not what legislation is for.
New from Free Movement: What is in the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill? | Colin Yeo
What is in the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill? - Free Movement
The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill has landed. It weighs in at 57 clauses ("sections" once it is an Act), two schedules and 74 pages. Let's take
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January 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
TL;DR: could be better, could be a lot worse. As @jonfeatonby.bsky.social says, there’s no sign of a positive vision here. The government doesn’t need legislation for a positive vision. To be fair, they don’t need legislation for that and that’s not what legislation is for.
Really pleased to welcome Frankie to our team
Wilson Solicitors’ Public Law & Human Rights team are delighted to welcome Frankie Boon as a new solicitor in our public law department
Read more about Frankie, and what she brings to the team here: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/wilson-...
Read more about Frankie, and what she brings to the team here: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/wilson-...
Wilson Solicitors’ Public Law & Human Rights team welcomes Frankie Boon
Wilson Solicitors’ Public Law & Human Rights team is thrilled to welcome solicitor Frankie Boon to the team
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January 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Really pleased to welcome Frankie to our team
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New from Free Movement: Home Office settles Manston inquiry judicial review | Jed Pennington
Home Office settles Manston inquiry judicial review - Free Movement
The Home Office has settled the judicial review claims that seek an independent Article 3 ECHR compliant inquiry into events at Manston in 2022.
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January 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
New from Free Movement: Home Office settles Manston inquiry judicial review | Jed Pennington
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Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation
FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
January 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation
FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
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European Court of Human Rights to rule next Tuesday (7th January) on whether Greece breached ECHR due to alleged 'pushbacks' of asylum seekers - hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=...
HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights
The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments and decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-L...
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January 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
European Court of Human Rights to rule next Tuesday (7th January) on whether Greece breached ECHR due to alleged 'pushbacks' of asylum seekers - hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=...
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My article on legal aid (what else?) in Solicitors Journal. www.solicitorsjournal.com/sjarticle/le... Contract tenders every 5 years already replaced with 'always on' contract applications; now Lord Chancellor and MoJ need to look at using LASPO s1&2 powers to regrow legal aid in the advice deserts
Legal aid: the need to re-grow from the desert
Dr Jo Wilding, a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Sussex, discusses the legal aid crisis in the UK and possible solutions to addressing access to justice challenges
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December 18, 2024 at 4:30 PM
My article on legal aid (what else?) in Solicitors Journal. www.solicitorsjournal.com/sjarticle/le... Contract tenders every 5 years already replaced with 'always on' contract applications; now Lord Chancellor and MoJ need to look at using LASPO s1&2 powers to regrow legal aid in the advice deserts
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In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
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I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
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December 2, 2024 at 5:24 PM
In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Lack of legal aid lawyers poses threat to Starmer’s asylum pledge, experts say www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov...
My data ahows 57% deficit in asylum legal aid provision. Huge human cost but also financial cost in delays. @heidialexander.bsky.social
My data ahows 57% deficit in asylum legal aid provision. Huge human cost but also financial cost in delays. @heidialexander.bsky.social
Lack of legal aid lawyers poses threat to Starmer’s asylum pledge, experts say
Figures show rise in numbers unable to access legal aid lawyer, with knock-on implications for clearing backlog
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November 25, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Lack of legal aid lawyers poses threat to Starmer’s asylum pledge, experts say www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov...
My data ahows 57% deficit in asylum legal aid provision. Huge human cost but also financial cost in delays. @heidialexander.bsky.social
My data ahows 57% deficit in asylum legal aid provision. Huge human cost but also financial cost in delays. @heidialexander.bsky.social
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Update from yesterday’s hearing in the judicial reviews seeking an inquiry into what happened at the Manston detention facility in 2022: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/home-se...
Home Secretary backtracks on decision that there will be no public inquiry into Manston
Our Public Law partner, Jed Pennington reports on the Home Secretary’s decision to not hold an inquiry into the Manston Holding Facility
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November 21, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Update from yesterday’s hearing in the judicial reviews seeking an inquiry into what happened at the Manston detention facility in 2022: www.wilsonllp.co.uk/news/home-se...
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In case you missed it: Inspection report concludes that Brook House is less safe than two years ago | Sonia Lenegan https://freemovement.org.uk/inspection-report-concludes-that-brook-house-is-less-safe-than-two-years-ago/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inspection-report-concludes-that-b…
Inspection report concludes that Brook House is less safe than two years ago - Free Movement
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has published a report of an unannounced inspection of Brook House immigration removal centre. The inspection took place between
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November 22, 2024 at 12:32 PM
In case you missed it: Inspection report concludes that Brook House is less safe than two years ago | Sonia Lenegan https://freemovement.org.uk/inspection-report-concludes-that-brook-house-is-less-safe-than-two-years-ago/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inspection-report-concludes-that-b…