Listen "Refugees and Asylum Seekers: with Emily Edwards, Scottish Refugee Council"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, we have a sobering conversation with Emily Edwards, Housing Development Officer for the Scottish Refugee Council. Emily spoke about the current challenges in claiming asylum in the UK, further challenges in the supply and standard of housing for refugees and migrants, and the importance of community integration, amongst a host of other things.
A note on this episode, we recorded this conversation with Emily in June 2023, before the Illegal Migration Bill was passed into law in July.
AMIF Project: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/funding/asylum-migration-and-integration-funds/asylum-migration-and-integration-fund-2021-2027_en
[RE] Illegal Migration Act:
https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/illegal-migration-bill-set-to-become-law/
New Scots Strategy: https://newscots.scot/
[Research] Queen Margaret University: Psychosocial Wellbeing, Integration and Protection Cluster https://www.qmu.ac.uk/research-and-knowledge-exchange/research-centres-institutes-and-knowledge-exchange-centres/institute-for-global-health-and-development/psychosocial-wellbeing-integration-and-protection-cluster/
AMIF New Scots: A Pathway to Social and Economic Inclusion: https://miscintegrationresearch.org/newscots
Scottish Refugee Council: https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/
Principles for a fair and humane asylum system: https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/working-for-change/policy-campaigns/about-our-policy-and-research-work/
A note on this episode, we recorded this conversation with Emily in June 2023, before the Illegal Migration Bill was passed into law in July.
AMIF Project: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/funding/asylum-migration-and-integration-funds/asylum-migration-and-integration-fund-2021-2027_en
[RE] Illegal Migration Act:
https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/illegal-migration-bill-set-to-become-law/
New Scots Strategy: https://newscots.scot/
[Research] Queen Margaret University: Psychosocial Wellbeing, Integration and Protection Cluster https://www.qmu.ac.uk/research-and-knowledge-exchange/research-centres-institutes-and-knowledge-exchange-centres/institute-for-global-health-and-development/psychosocial-wellbeing-integration-and-protection-cluster/
AMIF New Scots: A Pathway to Social and Economic Inclusion: https://miscintegrationresearch.org/newscots
Scottish Refugee Council: https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/
Principles for a fair and humane asylum system: https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/working-for-change/policy-campaigns/about-our-policy-and-research-work/
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