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Separated children in care

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.

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: 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.

Children in care: immigration legal aid

    Features
  • Tuesday, August 28, 2018
    • | CYP Now
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.

Legal Update: Immigration cases face aid cuts

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  • Tuesday, April 16, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Legal aid changes could place an extra burden on councils dealing with children's immigration issues, say Anita Hurrell and Kamena Dorling from the Migrant Children's Project at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Legal Update: Fees will damage health of migrants

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  • Tuesday, September 17, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Government proposals to charge for healthcare will have a damaging impact on the lives of migrant children, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Immigration Bill threatens rights

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  • Tuesday, October 29, 2013
    • | CYP Now
The government's Immigration Bill currently before parliament has serious implications for children's rights, says Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Can X-rays determine age?

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  • Monday, April 16, 2012
    • | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the legality of the UK Border Agency's plans to use X-rays to determine the age of young asylum seekers

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

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  • 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.

UKBA suspends asylum X-ray pilot

    News
  • Friday, April 27, 2012
    • | CYP Now
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has suspended plans to pilot the use of dental X-ray assessments on age-disputed asylum-seekers.

Legal Update: Social workers as legal advisers

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  • Tuesday, October 30, 2012
    • | CYP Now
Proposals for social workers to provide legal assistance to children with immigration applications raise serious concerns, says Kamena Dorling, Coram Children's Legal Centre's policy and programmes manager

Legal Update: Trafficking and safe passages

    Features
  • Tuesday, February 28, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Frances Trevena, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, considers a report that highlights failings in the UK government's response to addressing child trafficking.

Denying refugee children protection

    Features
  • Tuesday, August 31, 2021
    • | CYP Now
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.

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