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Failure to protect migrant children

    Features
  • Tuesday, February 7, 2012
  • | CYP Now
The UK Border Agency continues to prioritise immigration control over the rights of children, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Children's rights and extradition

    Other
  • Monday, July 9, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Syd Bolton, solicitor and co-director of Coram Children's Legal Centre's Refugee Children's Rights Project, discusses the implications of the Supreme Court's recent extradition appeals judgments

Legal Update: Poverty as immigration control

    Other
  • Monday, June 22, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the situation of vulnerable families with "no recourse to public funds", due to their immigration status.

Legal Update: Migrant looked-after children

With one in 10 children in care being non-British, local authorities need to do more to identify and address their needs, says Marianne Lagrue, policy manager at Coram Children’s Legal Centre.

Legal aid for young migrants

    Other
  • Tuesday, March 6, 2012
  • | CYP Now
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill will leave many children without legal assistance, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Legal Update: Illegal Migration Bill

Marianne Lagrue, policy and programmes manager in the Migrant Children's Project at Coram Children's Legal Centre, assesses the Illegal Migration Bill's impact on children and agencies.

Legal Update: Care and immigration status

    Features
  • Wednesday, December 22, 2021
  • | CYP Now
Aayad Lami, solicitor at Coram Children’s Legal Centre, explains what support councils should provide to non-British children in care to ensure their immigration issues are identified earlier.

Legal Update: Asylum age disputes cause harm

    Other
  • Tuesday, May 28, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Lengthy legal disputes over the age of asylum-seeking children have a damaging effect on their lives, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Legal Update: The age of criminal responsibility

    Other
  • Tuesday, June 25, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The age of criminal responsibility of 10 years old in England and Wales has drawn criticism from MPs and the UN, says Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Reforms threaten access to justice

    Other
  • Tuesday, February 5, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Proposed reforms of judicial review risk creating barriers to children seeking access to justice, argues Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer for the Migrant Children's Project at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Ministers raise concerns over asylum X-ray pilots

    News
  • Wednesday, April 25, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Children's minster Sarah Teather and Education Secretary Michael Gove have raised concerns with the UK Border Agency (UKBA) over its decision to trial X-rays for age-disputed asylum-seekers.

Legal Update: Shared responsibility

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines how local authorities are meeting the needs of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

Legal Update - Refugees face education barriers

    Other
  • Monday, September 3, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, policy and programme manager for Coram Children's Legal Centre's Migrant Children's Project, discusses the obstacles refugee and migrant children face in accessing education

Human rights of migrant children

    Other
  • Monday, October 1, 2012
  • | CYP Now
The human rights and treatment of unaccompanied migrant children and young people is now the focus of an inquiry, reports Kamena Dorling, Coram Children's Legal Centre's policy and programmes manager