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Securing support for children with SEN

In the context of funding shortfalls for children with special educational needs, Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram, looks at the increase in appeals against local authority decisions.

Legal Update: NHS cost recovery proposals

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  • Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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Patients may soon need to present identification to access NHS treatment. Gargie Ahmad, intern at Coram Children's Legal Centre, considers the impact on undocumented migrant children and families.

Child abduction from the UK

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  • Tuesday, January 29, 2019
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In the wake of a raft of changes to family law in the event of Brexit, Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs, examines the legal framework around child abduction from the UK.

Legal Update: Relationships with the court

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  • Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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Alexandra Conroy Harris, legal consultant at CoramBAAF, explains how the charity is working with local authorities and judges to improve understanding of care orders so the right one is used.

Legal Update: The Carer’s Leave Act 2023

Augusta Itua, legal consultant at CoramBAAF, assesses the implications for carers of new legislation that gives employees the right to take leave in order to provide or arrange for long-term care needs.

Post-Brexit status of EU citizens

Ban Hussein, project officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the government's recently published proposals for the status and rights of European Union citizens in the UK after Brexit.

Legal Update: Asylum seeker age assessments

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at the potentially harmful consequences of asylum applicants having their ages disputed by officials.

Support for special guardians

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  • Monday, September 23, 2019
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Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at calls for changes to special guardianship orders to ensure that carers are adequately prepared and supported.

Legal Update: Visitor and migrant NHS charging

Plans to extend the charging of overseas visitors and migrants for NHS healthcare have implications for the welfare of migrant children, says Gargie Ahmad, intern at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Children's rights online

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  • Tuesday, January 17, 2017
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Frances Trevena, head of policy and programmes at Coram's Children's Legal Centre, argues that children and young people need better digital education to safeguard their rights in the online world.

Immigration and nationality legal aid

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  • Tuesday, January 28, 2020
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Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram Children’s Legal Centre, examines the implications of recent changes to legal aid for separated children with immigration cases.

Legal Update: The Online Safety Bill

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  • Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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With the delay of the Online Safety Bill, the UK should not abandon its obligations to protect children from online sexual exploitation and abuse, says Awaz Raoof, head of law and programmes at Coram International.

Legal Q&A: What is Section 67?

Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 (sometimes known as the "Dubs amendment") placed a requirement on the Home Office to "make arrangements to relocate to the United Kingdom and support a specified number of unaccompanied refugee children from other countries in Europe". The government has committed to transferring 480 children from France, Greece and Italy under section 67.

Legal Update: Review of Ukraine schemes

With Homes for Ukraine and other schemes to support Ukrainians having been running for a year, Alison East, senior solicitor at Coram Children's Legal Centre, assesses their successes.

Legal Update: Family group conferences

Emily Blackshaw, lead quantitative analyst and Max Stanford, head of impact and evaluation at Coram outline findings from an evaluation of the use of FGCs at the pre-proceedings stage.

Legal Update: Children and Social Work Bill

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  • Tuesday, November 22, 2016
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Marianne Lagrue, project officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the government's recent defeat in the House of Lords over controversial exemption clauses in the Children and Social Work Bill.