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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

| CYP Now

Details of the government’s initiative to support refugees from Afghanistan, including children, arriving in the UK have been revealed by the Home Office.

Denying refugee children protection

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

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With new asylum legislation going through parliament, Joyinola Layonu, legal and policy assistant at the Migrant Children’s Project at Coram Children’s Legal Centre, looks at concerns for children’s rights.

Charities call for stronger support for unaccompanied Afghan children

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

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Unaccompanied child refugees from Afghanistan should be housed in “safe and supportive” accommodation instead of hotels and each be entitled to help from an independent guardian, charities have said.

Croydon set to stop accepting asylum-seeking children over £2.3m funding gap

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

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Croydon Council could stop accepting new unaccompanied asylum-seeking children into its care amid fears of “jeopardising frontline children’s services”.

Charities slam use of unregulated accommodation for child refugees

Friday, July 30, 2021

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A raft of charities have written to the Education Secretary criticising the use of “inappropriate accommodation” such as immigration centres and hotels to house child asylum-seekers who arrive in England.

National Transfer Scheme could be made compulsory unless councils ‘get behind’ rota system

Thursday, July 8, 2021

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The National Transfer Scheme (NTS) could be made compulsory if local authorities do not “get behind” a voluntary rota system to house unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC), the children’s minister has said.

Nationality and Borders Bill endangers vulnerable children, warn campaigners

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

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Government plans to overhaul asylum seeker and refugee legislation will “endanger some of the most vulnerable children in our society”, charities have warned.

Rise in child refugees sparks calls for mandatory transfer scheme

Analysis

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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Amid a rise in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children coming to the UK, council chiefs in Kent say voluntary national support scheme has failed and call for it to be made compulsory to share pressures around the country.

Immigration status and Brexit

Analysis

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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Expert says councils must take measures to ensure children in care have leave to remain from 2021.

Interview: Helen Johnson – Refugee Council’s head of children’s services

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Derren Hayes speaks to the Refugee Council’s head of children’s services on post-Brexit support for unaccompanied children.

Podcast documents young person’s fight to clarify immigration status

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

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Rights-based charity helped a young person it was supporting to produce a podcast about his fight to remain in the UK and resolve his immigration status.

Let’s put our minds to solving refugee crisis

Opinion

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

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Recent research stated that 100,000 children are in London without secure immigration status, yet, last month, MPs voted to drop child refugee protections from the Brexit Bill.

Research shapes guide to help children navigate asylum system

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

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Focus groups of young refugees used to develop and design the resource.

'Free' early education entitlement

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

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Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram, examines the expansion of the funded early education entitlement to include children in families who have no recourse to public funds.

Separated children in care

Monday, August 26, 2019

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Stewart MacLachlan, senior legal & policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at recent changes for separated children in care and what professionals should consider when working with them.

Separated children in care

Monday, August 26, 2019

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Stewart MacLachlan, senior legal & policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at recent changes for separated children in care and what professionals should consider when working with them.

Asylum support: six key asks

Analysis

Monday, July 29, 2019

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A group of young people in care and affected by asylum have devised advice on how best to support them.

Legal Q&A: Legal aid for unaccompanied children's immigration cases

Other

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

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Folk High Schools, Sweden

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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In 2015, Sweden received 35,369 unaccompanied minors seeking asylum. This was two-and-a-half times the number received in Germany that year and five times the number in 2014.

Supporting young unaccompanied refugees, Belgium

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

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A report by the European Migration Network cites Belgium as having some of the most supportive arrangements for older unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the European Union.

Legal Update: Immigration status and schools' access to funding

Other

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

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Immigration status can have profound implications for schools' ability to access additional funds for children in need of support.

Court Report: Challenge to consultation of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

Other

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

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This case, brought by the charity Help Refugees Ltd, looked at the processes followed regarding the relocation of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.

Children in care: immigration legal aid

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

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Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the government's decision to reinstate legal aid for looked-after children with immigration issues.

Practical support for refugees