andyplatts
Team Manager, Welfare and Employment Rights Servic, Leicester City Council, Leicester
Member since 11th Feb 2004
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I didn't actually buy it promise
Wed 17-Mar-04 03:44 PM |
Did anyone see the Sun article this morning re refugees applying for backdated IS within 28 days of getting asylum decision? You can look at it via the link below (disclaimer, I'm prety sure the link works today but don't know if they stay the same forever, so pease don't blame me if you get transported somewhere unsavoury.
They describe the provision as a 'loophole' despite the fact that Reg 21ZB IS Regs specifically allows this to happen. Some opposition muppet makes the comment that its disgraceful that 'we only find these things out via a Sun exclusive'... Presumably HMSO would have a comment about the 'exclusive tag and perhaps he should have kept a closer eye on what his own party did while they were in government as I understand that they introduced the similar, but less generous predecessor Reg 21ZA.
Quite alarming that the Home Secretary is intending to remove the 'loophole' as soon as possible - and equally hypocritical of him.
Government by tabloid anyone?
Link below
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004122133,00.html
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