Legal Update: Court Report - Age assessments for asylum seekers
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- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
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Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds
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- Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | CYP Now
Thousands of children living in the UK without legal immigration status are at risk of destitution and exploitation because of contradictory rules and regulations, a report by the University of Oxford has claimed.
Can X-rays determine age?
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- Monday, April 16, 2012 | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the legality of the UK Border Agency's plans to use X-rays to determine the age of young asylum seekers
Legal aid cuts would deny 6,000 vulnerable children, warns charity
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- Tuesday, September 6, 2011 | CYP Now
At least 6,000 children will be prevented from accessing legal support as a result of cuts to legal aid, The Children's Society has warned.
Trafficked and migrant children - Age assessment cases: a culture of disbelief?
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- Monday, September 5, 2011 | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling examines the challenges faced by trafficked children who are denied support because they have no proof of their age.
Report raises concerns over staff awareness of duties to child immigration detainees
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- Thursday, April 7, 2011 | CYP Now
Holding facilities for immigration detainees have improved in recent years but concerns remain around some issues relating to children, a report has found.