The File
Legal UK residents from the Windrush generation were detained and deported under the hostile environment immigration policy after the Home Office destroyed the landing records that would have confirmed their legal status. Wendy Williams' independent Windrush Lessons Learned Review was laid before Parliament on March 19, 2020, and a progress update followed on March 31, 2022.
The Documented Record
2012 onward: Legal residents from the Windrush generation were detained and deported under the hostile environment immigration policy, after the Home Office had destroyed landing card records that documented their arrival and legal status. [DOCUMENTED]
March 19, 2020: Wendy Williams' independent Windrush Lessons Learned Review was laid before Parliament. [DOCUMENTED]
The review made 30 recommendations for reform. [DOCUMENTED]
March 31, 2022: A progress update report on the department's response to the review's findings was published. [DOCUMENTED]
Sources
- Windrush Lessons Learned Review, UK Government, 2020
- Windrush Lessons Learned Review progress update, UK Government, 2022
- Windrush Lessons Learned Review: progress update, Home Office
Connected Files
COV-001, COV-002, COV-005, and COV-006 document parallel UK institutional failures spanning multiple decades.