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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.

Legal Update: Special guardianship orders

Serious case review highlights need for rigorous assessments when placing a child with a special guardian, writes Kamena Dorling, head of policy & programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

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: Trafficking and safe passages

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  • 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.

EU national children in the UK

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  • Tuesday, February 14, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Some EU national children living in the UK may be British but not know it, so it is important families are aware of their rights, says Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Children's rights online

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  • Tuesday, January 17, 2017
  • | CYP Now
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.

Legal Update: Court Report - Care order or supervision order?

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  • Tuesday, January 3, 2017
  • | CYP Now
This case sets out the crucial differences between a care order and a supervision order which should be borne in mind when deciding whether a care order is necessary and proportionate to safeguard the welfare of a child remaining at home with their parents.

Legal Update: NHS cost recovery proposals

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  • Tuesday, December 6, 2016
  • | CYP Now
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.

Legal Update: Children and Social Work Bill

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  • Tuesday, November 22, 2016
  • | CYP Now
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.

Legal Update: IVF and legal parenthood

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  • Tuesday, October 25, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Kelly Reeve, senior legal consultant for the Child Law Advice Service, considers recent cases in the High Court Family Division seeking to resolve parentage issues for children born through IVF using a sperm donor.

Legal Update: Child abuse inquiry - what now?

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  • Monday, October 10, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Frances Trevena, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at the impact that recent resignations will have on the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.