as for the english language test, some pressure groups have been fighting it..
http://www.jcwi.org.uk/Resources/JCW...%20%283%29.pdf
2.1.3 In their legal opinion for Liberty, leading barristers Rabinder Singh QC and Aileen McColgan concluded that:
„there are serious grounds for concern as to whether the imposition of pre-entry language requirements, as proposed by the UKBA, is consistent with the UK’s obligations under Article 8 [the right to private and family life].. of the European Convention on Human Rights…’16
2.1.4 The existence of the specified exemptions17 in the form of a blanket rule applicable to all cases was not considered to have been sufficient to comply with Article 8 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) requirements as ECHR obligations require consideration of all factors relevant to a case in which Article 8 ECHR is engaged rather than simply „exceptional ones‟ or those relating to age/illness. Furthermore in the light of subsequent statements18 which suggest that the measures are inspired by the need to reduce numbers it is conceivable the measures themselves cannot be justified by reference to a specified Convention reason and that they may also be inconsistent with ECHR obligations for this reason.
