Today& #39;s EHRC report is important but it isn& #39;t new. Every investigation into the Hostile Environment finds that it breaks laws, creates racial discrimination and pushes people into exploitation and poverty.

Don& #39;t believe me? Here& #39;s a list. Add your own. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/25/home-office-broke-equalities-law-with-hostile-environment-measures">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
Home Office broke equalities law with hostile environment measures

EHRC found negative consequences of Conservative policy were ‘repeatedly ignored’

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/25/home-office-broke-equalities-law-with-hostile-environment-measures
"The UN Special Rapporteur found that UK Government policies exacerbate discrimination, stoke xenophobic sentiment and further entrench racial inequality"

https://www.ein.org.uk/news/un-special-rapporteur-racism-says-uk-must-urgently-abandon-hostile-environment-immigration">https://www.ein.org.uk/news/un-s...
The @IPPR "We find that it has contributed to forcing many people into destitution, has helped to foster racism and discrimination, and has erroneously affected people with the legal right to live and work in the UK." https://www.ippr.org/research/publications/access-denied">https://www.ippr.org/research/...
Access denied: The human impact of the hostile environment

Over the past decade, the government has rolled out a series of measures aimed at creating a ‘hostile environment’ for people living in the UK without immigration status. Over the past decade, the …

https://www.ippr.org/research/publications/access-denied
Passing student data to immigration enforcement was scrapped after court action by @libertyhq @graciemaybe @Schools_ABC. And remember, this was a supposedly "watered down" aspect of the HE. https://schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-ends-divisive-pupil-nationality-data-collection/">https://schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-ends-...
DfE ends divisive pupil nationality data collection

Schools will no longer be forced to collect data on their pupils' nationality and country of birth

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-ends-divisive-pupil-nationality-data-collection/
The @CommonsHomeAffs found that the Hostile Environment meant that "people are refusing to report crime or seek medical help because they are afraid their details will be shared with the Home Office."

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmhaff/421/42102.htm">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm2017...
Research by @FocusOnLabour and the Labour Exploitation Advisory Group has shown that Hostile Environment creates "conditions in which exploitation thrives" and undermines tackling Modern Slavery.
https://www.labourexploitation.org/news/hostile-environment-undermines-uk-government%E2%80%99s-modern-slavery-agenda#:~:text=Research%20by%20FLEX%20and%20the,be%20penalized%20for%20speaking%20up.&text=As%20one%20research%20participant%20explained,never%20knew%20their%20employment%20rights.">https://www.labourexploitation.org/news/host...
Hostile environment undermines UK Government’s modern slavery agenda

The Government’s ‘hostile environment’ policies are not only inhumane, they are undermining the UK’s efforts to end modern slavery.

https://www.labourexploitation.org/news/hostile-environment-undermines-uk-government%E2%80%99s-modern-slavery-agenda#:~:text=Research%20by%20FLEX%20and%20the,be%20penalized%20for%20speaking%20up.&text=As%20one%20research%20participant%20explained,never%20knew%20their%20employment%20rights
In 2014, @LegalActionGrp warned about the impact of the Hostile Environment on people who had no idea they weren& #39;t British and those without the right documents. https://www.lag.org.uk/about-us/policy/campaigns/chasing-status">https://www.lag.org.uk/about-us/...
Chasing Status

The 2014 LAG report on the ‘Surprised Brits’ who find they are living with irregular immigration status.

https://www.lag.org.uk/about-us/policy/campaigns/chasing-status
Both the National Audit Office Ipsos Mori were concerned by gaps in the monitoring of NHS charging and HO cannot say whether it actually recovers any money. No evidence it works. https://www.nao.org.uk/press-release/recovering-the-cost-of-nhs-treatment-for-overseas-patients/">https://www.nao.org.uk/press-rel...
Recovering the cost of NHS treatment for overseas patients - National Audit Office (NAO) Press...

The amount recovered has increased but NHS hospital trusts remain some way from complying in full with the requirement to recover the cost of treating overseas visitors.

https://www.nao.org.uk/press-release/recovering-the-cost-of-nhs-treatment-for-overseas-patients/
Whereas @Medact @migrantsorg @NEF have clearly found that the scheme stops people from accessing healthcare when they need it, has led to the deaths of migrants, and exacerbates inequalities. https://neweconomics.org/2020/06/migrants-access-to-healthcare-during-the-coronavirus-crisis">https://neweconomics.org/2020/06/m...
Migrants' access to healthcare during the coronavirus crisis

How Hostile Environment policies impact the health of BAME and migrant communities.

https://neweconomics.org/2020/06/migrants-access-to-healthcare-during-the-coronavirus-crisis
The High Court found that Right to Rent is incompatible with human rights law and directly cause racial discrimination in the housing rental market. @RLA_News @JCWI_UK. https://www.jcwi.org.uk/righttorentwhatnext">https://www.jcwi.org.uk/righttore...
Right to Rent declared unlawful: What next?

The High Court has found a key part of the Hostile Environment to be unlawful. What can MPs do now?

https://www.jcwi.org.uk/righttorentwhatnext
The Windrush Lessons Learned Review found “Despite the warnings, the department failed to monitor, or properly evaluate, the effectiveness and impact of the compliant environment measures.” https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-lessons-learned-review">https://www.gov.uk/governmen...
Windrush Lessons Learned Review by Wendy Williams

The report of the Windrush Lessons Learned Independent Review by Wendy Williams.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-lessons-learned-review
Those are just a few off the top of my head but how many more do we really need before the Government admits the Hostile Environment needs to go?

More in @JCWI_UK Dossier of Failure - not been updated since 2018. Maybe we should.
https://www.jcwi.org.uk/dossieroffailure

Add">https://www.jcwi.org.uk/dossierof... your own below.
Dossier of Failure

JCWI and Liberty have published a Dossier of Failure, detailing the need for an Independent Commission into the systematic failures which culminated in the Windrush scandal.

https://www.jcwi.org.uk/dossieroffailure
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