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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU)

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2025
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU)

Impact Report 2025

594 legal cases taken on (July 2024–June 2025) for people from 58 nationalities across 23 of 24 North West local authority areas; 671 legal cases closed; 2,760 people given legal advice
Key Metric 1
236 grants of refugee status or humanitarian protection secured; 130 grants of indefinite leave to remain; 75 grants of limited leave to remain; 85 asylum applications for unaccompanied children
Key Metric 2
3,900 referral forms received; 1,284 advice phone calls handled; 1,190 people given legal advice even though cases could not be taken on; only not-for-profit provider of specialist immigration legal advice at this scale in the North West
Key Metric 3
New CEO Neil Frackelton appointed following outgoing CEO Denise McDowell's 17-year tenure; first dedicated Communications Officer appointed to strengthen media and community voice; North West Migrant Rights Conference co-hosted with Garden Court North Chambers in 2025
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