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Councils gear up to tackle needs of refugee children and families

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.

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the UK government's response to the refugee crisis and foster care provision for refugee children.

Councils call for clarity over refugee support arrangements

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Council and children's services leaders are calling on the government to clarify how they will be supported to resettle 20,000 refugees, including unaccompanied children, from Syria.

All councils need to support refugee children in this crisis

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

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.

Government 'failing migrant children', charity claims

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Friday, August 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Thousands of migrant children entering the UK on their own are being failed by government because they are not getting long-term support, it has been claimed.

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Work (BASW) is to take on the majority of functions performed by The College of Social Work (TCSW) from next month, it has been announced.

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.

Immigration centre slammed for holding pregnant women

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

| CYP Now

An immigration detention centre in Bedfordshire has been criticised by the chief inspector of prisons after being found to have held nearly 100 pregnant women there despite the practice being against government policy.

Kent appeals for help to deal with surge in asylum-seeking children

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Friday, July 31, 2015

| CYP Now

Kent County Council is in talks with the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) about finding foster places for asylum-seeking children after numbers arriving in Dover doubled in the space of three months.

Legal Update: Poverty as immigration control

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the situation of vulnerable families with "no recourse to public funds", due to their immigration status.

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.

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

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Monday, May 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on migrant child protection, supporting young carers in school, child allergies and tackling discrimination.

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.

Legal Update: Guardians for separated children

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Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Winnie Banda, legal adviser at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the Modern Slavery Act and the importance of providing guardians for separated children and young people.

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.

Legal Update: Ending age-disputed detention

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre's Migrant Children's Project, examines the findings of a recent inquiry on immigration detention.

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Councils gear up to tackle needs of refugee children and families

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

Councils call for clarity over refugee support arrangements

All councils need to support refugee children in this crisis

Cameron: resettlement of child refugees 'a priority'

Government 'failing migrant children', charity claims

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

Legal Update: Legal win over student finance

Immigration centre slammed for holding pregnant women

Kent appeals for help to deal with surge in asylum-seeking children

Legal Update: Poverty as immigration control

Legal Update: Queen's Speech - What's in it for children?

Families unnecessarily held at immigration removal centre, report finds

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

Legal Update: Migrants' access to healthcare

Lib Dems vow to bolster children's rights if elected

Immigration detention splits children from one in six families

Legal Update: Guardians for separated children

Human rights committee condemns government poverty record

Legal Update: Ending age-disputed detention

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