This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Stop racial prejudice against the British. Asylum seekers must pay for appeals.
British Nationals are denied legal aid unless they meet stringent requirements Refugees who who have failed in their applications for Asylum should be required to pay for their court costs and interpreters. It is Racial Discrimination to give free aid to foreigners when British people have to pay.
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To qualify for legal aid, your disposable monthly income can't be more than £733. If you are within this limit, you don't have to pay anything. But if your monthly disposable income is over £315 you will have to pay a monthly contribution if you're getting Legal Representation. Refugees, despite having paid traffickers sometimes thousands of pounds, have top of the range telephones and good quality clothing do not have to pass any tests. A verbal assurance of poverty is enough. This is unfair.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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