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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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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: Migrant looked-after children

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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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.

Legal Update: Support for Afghan children

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

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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.

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.

Government blames councils for sharp reduction in child refugee intake

Thursday, February 9, 2017

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The government is to significantly reduce the number of lone child refugees it plans to accept from Europe, claiming that local authorities do not have the capacity to accommodate them.

Child trafficking advocate scheme faces further delays

Thursday, February 2, 2017

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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.

'Alarming' number of trafficked children go missing from care

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

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More than 750 trafficking victims and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children went missing in the space of a single year, with 40 per cent of them yet to be found, it has emerged.

Legal Update: The costs of immigration

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

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Rising costs of making an immigration application or challenging a decision is set against the backdrop of ever-changing, complex rules, says Jessica Evans, outreach solicitor at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Court Report - Dental X-rays in age assessments

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

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Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Family reunification for child refugees

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

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Stewart MacLachlan considers recent case law that may allow some refugee children to apply to be reunited with their parents or siblings.

Legal Update: Migrant children's citizenship

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

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Social services need to consider the immigration status of migrant children taken into care. Stewart MacLachlan, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, explores the option of applying for British citizenship.

Legal Update: Court Report - Challenge to legal aid residence test

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

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Refugee support sparks dispute

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

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

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

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

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

Legal help for migrant children

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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Initiative reduces destitution among migrant children.

Study highlights ‘hidden' plight of sexually exploited boys

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

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Increasing numbers of boys are being trafficked and sexually exploited in the UK but many are "hidden" to services designed to help them, a study has found.

Legal Update: Trafficking victims and families

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

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Frances Trevena, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the gaps in service provision for families and child victims of trafficking and how this group can be better supported.

Legal Update: Court Report - Dublin decision on asylum claim