Tom Fletcher


Immigration – Government consolation on proposed changes

The UK Government has recently outlined a series of significant immigration reforms including changes to Earned Settlement.

The current time to settlement is 5 years but this baseline is to be increased to 10 years. There will be factors that increase or decrease the time to settlement. The Home Secretary would like the changes to apply to people who are already in the UK but who have not yet been granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR). Those with ILR are currently permitted to access public funds. The government are consulting on whether to change the conditions of settlement so settled individuals have no recourse to public funds. 

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Recruitment – Executive Support and Governance Administrator

Executive Support and Governance Administrator – Full time

Derbyshire Law Centre are a leading Law Centre provide specialist legal advice to communities across Derbyshire. We provide advice on Housing, Debt, Immigration, Discrimination and Employment matters.

We are seeking an experienced administrator who is accomplished in working at a senior level. This vital role will ensure the smooth delivery of our services. Our Administrators provide essential administrative and typing support to the Law Centre, helping maintain efficiency, accuracy, and professionalism across all operations.

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Accessible Rail For Derybyshire – Meeting with MPs

Today we have hosted a meeting with disabled individuals, MPs and stakeholders to discuss the issues people face trying to travel by rail in our county. Attendees raised a lot of key points and the benefits of their lived experience was was eye opening. As a result of this, local MPs will be contacting the train companies to ask for greater support. It’s been a very productive day for our Accessible Rail For Derybyshire Campaign.

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Our Accessible Rail Campaign

This week we’re focusing on our to achieve better rail travel for passengers with disabilities.

On Monday we were joined by Louise Jones MP and Toby Perkins MP who travelled with our team and volunteers from Chesterfield Station. They took part in a sight-loss simulation and experienced the passenger assist service.

On Thursday we’re bringing representatives from Northern Rail, Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road, as well as others to discuss possibilities for improvements in Derbyshire.

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