News 2019
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20 November 2019
Serco lock change evictions – appeal plans underway amid fears of winter destitution
press statement – for immediate release Mike Dailly, Solicitor Advocate at Govan Law Centre said: “Govan Law Centre has been instructed to make an application to the Inner House of the Court of Session to seek permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court in the case of Ali v. Serco…
8 November 2019
Response to Asylum data released by Migration Observatory
New data released by the Migration Observatory – based in Oxford University – finds that the majority of asylum seekers are being housed in disadvantaged local authority areas, while dozens of wealthy councils support none, and face long delays to their claims being decided, but more than half are…
30 October 2019
Statement on Serco Lock Change Evictions
In response to concerns that Serco may carry out lock change evictions from today Thursday 31 October 2019, Positive Action in Housing, the refugee and migrant homelessness charity, has issued the following statement: We are dismayed that Serco is going ahead and evicting vulnerable people from the only homes they have while…
25 October 2019
Positive Action in Housing’s latest Annual Report Launched in Glasgow
Positive in Housing’s 24th Annual Impact Report was launched today in Glasgow City Chambers in front of an audience of 110 member organisations from Scottish housing associations, BME organisations, Refugee groups and homelessness organisations, trade unions as well as service users and volunteers involved with the charity. …
24 October 2019
Comment: Essex Lorry Deaths
Robina Qureshi argues that the UK government must face up to the challenges of the global refugee and migrant crisis – we need safe and legal routes for refugees and migrants. People move, deal with it. Creating tighter border controls simply empowers more human trafficking gangs. The Essex Lorry Tragedy …
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…
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