TACTIC offers training, consultancy and research on asylum and immigration, with particular support for people without legal status. Director @sueconlan

United Kingdom
Joined July 2020
No-one should be left on the street. Hope Projects is recruiting a Housing Support Officer for its work with people in Birmingham and the West Midlands with restricted eligibility charityjob.co.uk/jobs/hope-p… Closes 8th July
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Two new training sessions on Zoom aimed primarily at non-legal organisations supporting people seeking asylum or in the UK illegally.
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Still places available on this training session about human trafficking and the UK immigration system. Follow the thread for more details.
TACTIC Immigration and Asylum CIC training session on Victims of Trafficking, Thursday 14 May (10.30 a.m. to 12 noon) on Zoom What can be done if someone has been forced to work or exploited in their country, on their journey to the UK or since they arrived in the UK? 1/4
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TACTIC Immigration and Asylum CIC training session on Victims of Trafficking, Thursday 14 May (10.30 a.m. to 12 noon) on Zoom What can be done if someone has been forced to work or exploited in their country, on their journey to the UK or since they arrived in the UK? 1/4
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Are you helping families claiming asylum? This session looks at children who are part of a family but not the one who is claiming asylum. This Friday morning on Zoom. Further details below.
Upcoming training from @TACTICSueConlan aimed, in particular, at non-lawyers and with the focus on children in the asylum process: Children as dependants Friday 13 March 10 - 11.30 a.m. The session will focus on children who are not the principal person claiming asylum …
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Upcoming training from @TACTICSueConlan aimed, in particular, at non-lawyers and with the focus on children in the asylum process: Children as dependants Friday 13 March 10 - 11.30 a.m. The session will focus on children who are not the principal person claiming asylum …
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Are you working with or supporting women who have claimed asylum on the grounds of a fear of serious harm from their family or community for something that they have done or not done? This session is for you. Details below.
New Information session: Asylum claims from women who fear domestic abuse The session will look at the particular issues faced by women who have either been victims of domestic abuse or fear serious harm from members of their own family (or community) if they return home. 1/2
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It will include looking at the Home Office approach to such claims and how to prepare for interviews and challenging a Home Office refusal. Date: 19th February 2026 Time: 10.00am – 11:30am Place: on Zoom Costs: £60 for up to 3 people Booking- Email: [email protected] 2/2
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New Information session: Asylum claims from women who fear domestic abuse The session will look at the particular issues faced by women who have either been victims of domestic abuse or fear serious harm from members of their own family (or community) if they return home. 1/2
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New Information session: Asylum claims from women who fear domestic abuse The session will look at the particular issues faced by women who have either been victims of domestic abuse or fear serious harm from members of their own family (or community) if they return home. 1/2
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It will include looking at the Home Office approach to such claims and how to prepare for interviews and challenging a Home Office refusal. Date: 19th February 2026 Time: 10.00am – 11:30am Place: on Zoom Costs: £60 for up to 3 people Booking- Email: [email protected] 2/2
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Two new online Information sessions on Women in the UK Immigration or Asylum systems: 5 February 10-11.30 am Domestic Abuse and the No Recourse to Public Funds condition 19 February 10-11.30 am Asylum Claims from Women who fear domestic abuse For info. [email protected]
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New TACTIC Information session, 5 February 10-11.30 online: Domestic abuse and the No Recourse to Public Funds condition The session will look at the public funds condition, risks for immigration status as a result of a relationship breakdown, the domestic violence concession,
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New TACTIC Information session, 5 February 10-11.30 online: Domestic abuse and the No Recourse to Public Funds condition The session will look at the public funds condition, risks for immigration status as a result of a relationship breakdown, the domestic violence concession,
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… applying for permanent stay, access to public funds as well as alternative forms of support. It will also look at what legal advice may be available, including for victims of trafficking. Fees: £60 (for up to 3 people) To book: email [email protected]
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It’s not too late to sign up for this training on ‘fresh claims’ for asylum, 17 December online. Email [email protected] Details in thread below
INFORMATION SESSION: APPLYING FOR ASYLUM AGAIN AFTER AN INITIAL REFUSAL Wednesday 17 December 2025 10 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. on Zoom Fees: £60 (for up to three people) To book places, email [email protected] 1/3
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If you work for or volunteer with an organisation that supports asylum seekers who have been failed by the Home Office (and sometimes by lawyers), this will help you and those you work for to have a better understanding of what a ‘fresh claim’ is. Read the thread
INFORMATION SESSION: APPLYING FOR ASYLUM AGAIN AFTER AN INITIAL REFUSAL Wednesday 17 December 2025 10 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. on Zoom Fees: £60 (for up to three people) To book places, email [email protected] 1/3
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INFORMATION SESSION: APPLYING FOR ASYLUM AGAIN AFTER AN INITIAL REFUSAL Wednesday 17 December 2025 10 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. on Zoom Fees: £60 (for up to three people) To book places, email [email protected] 1/3
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This session looks at identifying why the first (or subsequent) applications were refused by the Home Office, why the Tribunal dismissed the appeal (if there was one) and what is ‘new evidence’. It also looks at the document which the Home Office require people to complete 2/3
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It will examine the ways in which a new asylum claim can be supported with other evidence regarding a person’s human rights such as their family life, length of residence and/or their health 3/3
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