Hidden Lives - New Beginnings: Destitution, asylum and insecure immigration status in Scotland

PDF Published: Monday 22 May 2017

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British Red Cross (Scotland), Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, and Scottish Refugee Council. (2016). Joint written evidence. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S5_Equal_Opps/General%20Documents/British_Red_Cross_Scotland_Children_and_Young_Peoples_Commissioner_Scotla.pdf

Glasgow Pyschological Trauma Service. (2017). Written submission.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 23). Official Report, Col 2.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 16). Official Report, Col 17.

Scottish Refugee Council. (2017). Written submission.

Asylum Seeker Housing Project. (2017). Written submission.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 16). Official Report, Col 18.

Robert Goodwill MP, Minister of State for Immigration, The Home Office. (2017). Written submission.

The Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities. (n.d.) Official Report.

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Refugee Survival Trust. (2017). Written Submission.

North Lanarkshire Council. (2017). Written submission.

The Scottish Parliament, equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, April 20). Official Report, Col 23.

Scottish Women's Aid. (2017). Written submission.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 23). Official Report, Col 21.

Hemat Gryffe. (2017). Written submision.

Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group. (2017). Written submission.

Police Scotland. (2017). Written submission.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 23). Official Report, Col 11.

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership. (2017). Written submission.

Waverley Care. (2017). Written submission.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 23). Official Report, Col 8.

Mental Health Foundation. (2017). Written submission.

Maternity Action. (2017). Written submission.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committees. (2017, March 23). Official Report, Col 3.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, April 20). Official Report, Col 16.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, April 20). Official Report,.

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The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Commiteee. (2017, March 30). Official Report, Col 6.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 30). Official Report, Cols 5-6.

House of Commons, Home Affairs Committee. (n.d.) No title Retrieved from https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmhaff/637/637.pdf

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, April 20). Official Report, Col 28.

Glasgow Night Shelter. (2017). Written submission.

St Rollox Community Outreach. (2017). Written submission.

Positive Action in Housing. (2017). Written submission.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 16). Official Report, Col 20.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalites and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 16). Official Report, Cols 21-22.

CoSLA. (2017). Supplementary written submission.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights. (2017, March 23). Official Report, Col 5.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, April 20). Official Report, Col.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 30). Official Report, Col 8.

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The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 16). Official Report, Col 6.

The Scottish Parliament,. (2017, April 20). No title

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 23). Official Report, Col 23.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 16). Official Report, Col 5.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, April 20). Official Report, Col 19.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Commitee. (2017, April 20). Official Report, Col 9.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, April 20). Official Report, Col 9.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights. (2017, March 16). Official Report, Col.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, April 20). Official Report, Cols 28-29.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, April 20). Official Report, Col 29.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 16). Official Report, Col 12.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 16). Official Report, Col 35.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 23). Official Report, Col 26.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committee. (2017, March 30). Official Report, Col.

The Scottish Parliament, equalities and Human Rights Committtee. (2017, March 30). Official Report, Col 3.

The Scottish Parliament, Equalities and Human Rights Committtee. (2017, March 30). Official Report, Col14.

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Image: Key findings

Image: Conclusion and recommendations

Image: Number of people who are destitute

Image: Advocacy support

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