Funding for immigration advice in London

Up to £370,000 has been pledged by the Mayor of London to improve legal advice to Londoners with insecure immigration status:

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced new funding to help Londoners access the legal support they need to secure their immigration status and prevent injustices like the Windrush scandal from happening again. 

Sadiq has pledged to invest up to £370,000 to support the immigration advice sector in London on Windrush Day, the anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush from the Caribbean. The funding aims to increase the capacity of stretched immigration advice services to ensure that Londoners – like the Windrush Generation – can seek advice and support to secure their status.

This financial support will help to widen access to legal advice and strengthen the vital service that London’s immigration sector provides. The sector has been decimated by cuts to legal aid amounting to £350m over the last decade, removing access to affordable advice for thousands of people

More: https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/to-mark-windrush-day-mayor-funds-legal-advice