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Cameron: resettlement of child refugees 'a priority'
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- Monday, September 7, 2015 | CYP Now
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.
Legal Update: Legal win over student finance
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- Tuesday, August 18, 2015 | CYP Now
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.
Legal Update: Queen's Speech - What's in it for children?
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- Monday, June 8, 2015 | CYP Now
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.
Families unnecessarily held at immigration removal centre, report finds
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- Wednesday, May 27, 2015 | CYP Now
Families and children held at an immigration removal centre could have been put up in a hotel instead, a report has found.
Legal Update: Migrants' access to healthcare
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- Monday, May 11, 2015 | CYP Now
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.
Lib Dems vow to bolster children's rights if elected
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- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 | CYP Now
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.
Immigration detention splits children from one in six families
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- Tuesday, March 31, 2015 | CYP Now
Children in one in six families detained by the government for immigration purposes are being separated from their parents, it has emerged.
Human rights committee condemns government poverty record
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- Tuesday, March 24, 2015 | CYP Now
MPs have criticised the government for eroding the rights of vulnerable children, including child migrants and those living in poverty.
Child trafficking victims let down by legal aid cuts
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- Friday, March 13, 2015 | CYP Now
Vulnerable children and families have been among the hardest hit by cuts to legal aid, according to a critical report by MPs.
Legal Update: Rights of migrant care leavers
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- Tuesday, October 28, 2014 | CYP Now
Without permanent immigration status, young migrant or refugee care leavers face an uncertain time, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager, Coram Children's Legal Centre.
Skills for the Job: Supporting migrant children
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- Monday, October 13, 2014 | CYP Now
Unaccompanied migrant children face multiple challenges, which, with the right support, professionals can help them overcome.
Government to pursue controversial 'residence test' for children's legal aid
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- Friday, September 5, 2014 | CYP Now
The government has resisted calls from MPs to backtrack on a controversial policy that will prevent asylum-seeking children from having access to legal aid.
Afghan stowaways have right to care and support
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- Monday, September 1, 2014 | CYP Now
Children's commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson says Afghan stowaways deserve help.
Minister reveals delay to trafficking victims' advocate pilots
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- Wednesday, May 14, 2014 | CYP Now
A pilot to provide independent advocates to child trafficking victims will take place in 23 councils from September, two months after it was originally planned to go live.
Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Refugee family reunion rule
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- Tuesday, February 18, 2014 | CYP Now
A recent case has implications for the rules regarding family reunions for children abroad who have refugee parents or carers in the UK.
Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes
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- Monday, December 16, 2013 | CYP Now
Proposed anti-slavery legislation to be published; Cameron rejects child benefit cap; and consultation launched on children's homes inspection framework, all in the news today.
Children 'intimidated' by family returns process
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- Monday, December 16, 2013 | CYP Now
Changes to the deportation process introduced by the coalition government can be "distressing" and "intimidating" for children and families, a report has found.
Charities develop support service for trafficked young males
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- Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | CYP Now
A peer support project for boys and young men who have been victims of human trafficking has been set up by Ecpat UK and the Children's Society.
Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, police custody and bullying
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- Friday, April 26, 2013 | CYP Now
Advocates help young asylum seekers, government backs ruling on 17-year-olds in police custody, and overprotective parents increase bullying risk, all in the news today.
Children plunged into 'severe poverty' by asylum benefit system
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- Thursday, January 31, 2013 | CYP Now
Thousands of children are being forced into severe poverty because of alarmingly low levels of support for them and their families, a parliamentary inquiry has found.
Daily roundup: Asylum inquiry, contraception, and Scotland rejects mosquito device ban
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- Wednesday, October 31, 2012 | CYP Now
Former children's minister Sarah Teather to lead inquiry on asylum support for children, teenage girls choose the pill over the condom, and Scotland rules out a ban of the mosquito, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Asylum-seeking children, a mobile youth club and antisocial behaviour
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- Friday, September 21, 2012 | CYP Now
The Children's Society warns that the asylum processes is frightening children, a mobile youth scheme expands, and a study into dealing with antisocial behaviour, all in the news today.
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.
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.
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