COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE

OISC now called IAA

On 16 January 2025, the new name for the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) became the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA)

Introduction

Communities of Practice (CoP) help immigration advice organisations, both voluntary sector and for-profit, to work together to develop a more integrated, collaborative and client-centred legal advice system. We do this by sharing information and mutual learning, whilst exploring ways to add value to each other’s work.

Partnership Networks

We currently have the following partnership networks available:

  • Centering Lived Experience (for staff and volunteers who have experience of moving to the UK)
  • Greater London (open to organisations and solicitors’ firms in the area)
  • Lloyds Bank Foundation (for charity partners funded or supported by The Foundation)
“The community of practice has been a brilliant resource for support.”                                                                                                                (Immigration Advisor)

Get in touch

If you would like to join any of the Communities of Practice, please email Julie at Refugee Action. We aim to reply within one week.

Email Julie

TESTIMONIALS

'Thanks for the most recent CoP meeting. I can’t tell you how brilliant it is to be involved in this network!'
'Thanks for everything. We’d be lost without you all there to make it navigable.'
'James at FIAP was a great help. As I’m the only OISC trainer in my organisation, it was good to have someone to bounce ideas off.'