Overview
- Home Office plans would cut refugee status to 30 months, subject to regular review, with removal once a person’s home country is deemed safe.
- The government says it intends to lengthen the wait for long‑term settlement to as much as 20 years, up from the current five.
- Ministers plan to revoke the statutory duty to provide asylum support, restricting accommodation and allowances for those able to support themselves or who break UK law.
- Proposed legal changes would require judges to prioritise public safety over family‑life or inhuman‑treatment claims that currently delay deportations, with tighter rules on modern slavery claims on arrival.
- The package, modeled on Denmark’s approach, is trailed ahead of a Monday statement as officials cite 48,560 removals since Labour took office and 39,075 Channel arrivals this year, drawing praise from some and warnings from refugee groups.