The UK will accept up to 20,000 refugees from Syria over the next five years, with vulnerable children and orphans being prioritised, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the eligibility criteria for student loans are unjustifiably discriminatory, explains Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.
Kamena Dorling, Policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the new government's proposed policy and legislative agenda for children and young people.
Kamena Dorling, Coram Children's Legal Centre's policy and programmes manager, raises concerns about recent restrictions on migrants' access to healthcare which present a barrier to children's wellbeing.
Children's rights groups have welcomed the Liberal Democrats' manifesto pledge to enshrine the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into UK law.