Following an intervention by Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC), the Home Office has confirmed that children and young people who were brought to the UK in 2016 and 2017 as part of the Calais camp clearance will now have a shorter wait before getting permanent status, known as indefinite leave to remain or settlement, and no fee to pay.
Who are these young people?
Following the closure of the refugee camps in Calais in 2016, and following public pressure, the UK government agreed to relocate some of the unaccompanied children who had been living there to the UK. In total, 769 children were transferred from Calais between 17 October 2016 and 13 July 2017. Some of these children joined families in kinship care arrangements, but many others were taken into the care of English local authorities.
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