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Families unnecessarily held at immigration removal centre, report finds

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.

How targeted support helps young asylum seekers

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Project improves the wellbeing and life chances of young refugees and asylum seekers.

Refugee support sparks dispute

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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Kent is calling for a compulsory scheme to disperse refugee children, but some warn such plans will fail.

Legal Update: Migrant looked-after children

Features

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

| CYP Now

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.

Policies would fail 'family test'

Other

Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have criticised recent government reforms for being anything but family friendly.

Child trafficking advocate scheme faces further delays

News

Thursday, February 2, 2017

| CYP Now

An initiative designed to support vulnerable child trafficking victims is unlikely to launch until 2019 at the earliest, more than four years behind schedule, it has been claimed.

Legal help for migrant children

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Initiative reduces destitution among migrant children.

Legal Update: Illegal Migration Bill

Features

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| CYP Now

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.

Councils gear up to tackle needs of refugee children and families

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities and refugee charities are preparing to support the 20,000 Syrian refugees to be resettled in the UK, while a large rise in the number of unaccompanied children is already putting some councils under pressure.

Government threatens to force councils to take on asylum-seeking children

News

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Government is considering forcing local authorities to take on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in order to ease pressure on Kent County Council, it has emerged.

Report raises concerns over staff awareness of duties to child immigration detainees

News

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.

Children plunged into 'severe poverty' by asylum benefit system

News

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, free school meals and early intervention

Other

Thursday, May 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Report warns of "disgraceful" conditions for child asylum seekers at Heathrow Airport; head teachers criticise insufficient free school meals funding; and charity calls for greater early intervention support, all in the news today.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK

Other

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Marianne Lagrue, project officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines issues faced by unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

Border Agency criticised for separating children from parents

News

Friday, April 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Children are being placed at risk of serious harm by the detention of parents on immigration grounds, a charity has claimed.

Daily roundup: Age disputes, exercise, and parenting advice

Other

Friday, May 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Hundreds of claims against council over age disputes, children exercising less, and tips for parents on getting children prepared for school, all in today's news.

Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, teaching workforce, and child exploitation

Other

Thursday, April 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's commissioner reveals plight of unaccompanied asylum seekers; teacher numbers on the rise; and Barnardo's to raise awareness of child exploitation in the North East, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Loughton warning, youth premium and asylum tragedy

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Monday, October 8, 2012

| CYP Now

Government warned on family policy, proposals for youth premium, and concerns over "flawed" support system for asylum seekers, all in the news roundup today.

Daily roundup: Children missing meals, partnership working on adoption, and 'legal highs'

Other

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Charity warns that parents are struggling feed their children, Tim Loughton calls on councils to set up adoption partnerships, and deaths linked to 'legal highs' soar, all in the news today.

Legal Update: Support for Afghan children

Features

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Marianne Lagrue, policy manager, Coram Children’s Legal Centre, assesses what political upheaval in Afghanistan means for the support that councils should provide to looked-after children and care leavers.

Legal Update: Treatment of trafficking victims

Other

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

A recent case makes important rulings about the treatment of child trafficking victims in criminal cases, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager, at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Daily roundup: Hospital care, child protection and respite centres

Other

Friday, January 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Safety fears at Alder Hey Children's Hospital; child protection concerns spark government direction; and Essex's respite care centres face closure, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Asylum inquiry, contraception, and Scotland rejects mosquito device ban

Other

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

Other

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.

Afghan stowaways have right to care and support

Other

Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson says Afghan stowaways deserve help.

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Families unnecessarily held at immigration removal centre, report finds

How targeted support helps young asylum seekers

Refugee support sparks dispute

Legal Update: Migrant looked-after children

Policies would fail 'family test'

Child trafficking advocate scheme faces further delays

Legal help for migrant children

Legal Update: Illegal Migration Bill

Councils gear up to tackle needs of refugee children and families

Government threatens to force councils to take on asylum-seeking children

Report raises concerns over staff awareness of duties to child immigration detainees

Children plunged into 'severe poverty' by asylum benefit system

Daily roundup: Asylum, free school meals and early intervention

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK

Border Agency criticised for separating children from parents

Daily roundup: Age disputes, exercise, and parenting advice

Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, teaching workforce, and child exploitation

Daily roundup: Loughton warning, youth premium and asylum tragedy

Daily roundup: Children missing meals, partnership working on adoption, and 'legal highs'

Legal Update: Support for Afghan children

Legal Update: Treatment of trafficking victims

Daily roundup: Hospital care, child protection and respite centres

Daily roundup: Asylum inquiry, contraception, and Scotland rejects mosquito device ban

Daily roundup: Asylum-seeking children, a mobile youth club and antisocial behaviour

Afghan stowaways have right to care and support

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