News - Positive Action in Housing

27 September 2019

Temporary Reprieve for Glasgow’s Asylum seekers as Sheriff Court Puts Hold on 130 Lock Change Evictions

To support our crisis prevention work give a regular donation here or go to www.positiveactionh.org/donate. Positive Action in Housing, the refugee and migrant homelessness charity, has welcomed the news today that around 130 court actions concerning the proposed lock-changes by Serco were put on hold or continued –…

17 September 2019

Response to Mears Group commitment to end lock-change evictions of Glasgow asylum seekers

17 Sept 2019 In response to the news that Mears Group’s reported plans not to evict without a court order, Robina Qureshi, Director of Positive Action in Housing said: We welcome the reported news that Mears Group will not evict asylum seekers in Home Office accommodation without a court order. If…

5 July 2019

Serco Anti Eviction Meeting – 3 July 2019

Wednesday 3 July 2019 The meeting to discuss Serco’s lock change evictions was well attended by organisations and individuals concerned about the lock change evictions of 300 refugees and asylum seekers from Serco leased properties. The discussions were as follows: Court of Session – The current appeal against the Court of…

13 June 2019

Press statement – Police Scotland will NOT be attending SERCO’s lock change evictions

Following SERCO’s press statement that it will resume lock change evictions against 300 refugees and asylum seekers in Glasgow from next week, Police Scotland have stated that they will NOT be attending SERCO’s lock change evictions of vulnerable refugee men and women in Glasgow. Robina Qureshi, Director…

13 June 2019

Emergency appeal in aid of asylum seeking men and women facing lock change evictions in Glasgow

Further to SERCO’s announcement that it will resume lock change evictions against 300 refugees and asylum seekers in Glasgow starting next week, Positive Action in Housing is providing an emergency response service for people facing evictions from Mondays to Thursdays between 10 am and 12 noon and 2 pm to 3.00 pm.…

12 June 2019

Response to Serco decision to resume lock changes

For immediate release A meeting to discuss the SERCO evictions will take place in Positive Action in Housing’s offices tomorrow Thursday 13 June 2019. To request attendance please email home@positiveactionh.org In response to SERCO’s press statement that it will resume lock change evictions against “asylum seekers”, and lock…

3 June 2019

In memory of Guy Mayer 1934-2019

A tribute to Guy Mayer, who supported our humanitarian work. See our donations page to make a regular (or one-off) contribution.

1 May 2019

Govan Law Centre statement in the appeal of Ali v. Serco Ltd, Compass SNI Ltd & the Secretary of State for the Home Office

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has been instructed by Mrs Shakar Omar Ali, a Kurdish Iraqi national, to pursue a reclaiming motion (appeal) before the Inner House of the Court of Session, Scotland’s supreme civil court. Reclaiming prints and a reclaiming motion to appeal the Opinion of Lord Tyre, handed…

1 May 2019

Court of Session Appeal is lodged as SERCO restarts asylum evictions in Glasgow

Govan Law Centre is to appeal against the Court of Session decision to dismiss the case of Ali v. Serco Limited, Compass SNI Ltd, and the Secretary of State for the Home Department. The deadline for appeal is Thursday 2nd May 2019. The appeal is backed by Positive Action in…

30 July 2018

Serco’s plans to evict 300 asylum seekers onto the streets of Glasgow

Refugee homelessness charity, Positive Action in Housing, has condemned plans by Rupert Soames’ Serco group to evict 300 asylum seeker families and lone men and women, many of whom are fleeing war or persecution in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, onto the streets of Glasgow. Robina Qureshi, Director of Positive Action…