300 organisations warn Labour: 'We will not comply with proposed Home Office rules'

300 organisations warn Labour: 'We will not comply with proposed Home Office rules'

HUNDREDS of charities and voluntary organisations have warned the UK Government that they will not comply with plans to force asylum seekers to…

Open letter: 300 + charities condemn Home Office 'compulsory volunteering' plan - Asylum Matters

More than 300 charities and voluntary organisations have warned the Home Secretary that they ‘cannot accept’ her proposal to make volunteering a condition of leave to remain in the UK for migrants and refugees. At Labour Party conference, Shabana Mahmood announced people might have to prove a ‘contribution’ including ‘volunteering your time to a local cause’ as part of applications for settlement. But charities and volunteering bodies including …