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Campaigners demand better scrutiny of restraint cases

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  • Friday, October 14, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Children's rights campaigners have called on the government to improve scrutiny of the use of restraint against children in immigration cases after major discrepancies were found in accounts of how often restraint is used when children are deported.

Advice needs of migrant children

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  • Tuesday, May 15, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager, and Anita Hurrell, legal research and policy officer at CCLC, discuss the findings of their new report into access to advice for migrant children

Legal Update: Age assessment guidance

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  • Tuesday, October 27, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines how long-awaited guidance could help social workers assess the age of children seeking asylum.

Legal Update: Immigration Bill and care leavers

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  • Tuesday, December 8, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Stewart Maclachlan, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines proposals in the Immigration Bill that would have a detrimental effect on young care leavers with immigration issues.

Legal Update: Migrant children's citizenship

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  • Tuesday, May 24, 2016
  • | CYP Now
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: Undocumented children lose out

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  • Wednesday, November 13, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The government's policy of creating a "hostile environment" for migrants is having a damaging impact on children, argues Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Rescued from trafficking

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  • Tuesday, February 19, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Victims of child trafficking are gaining help to overcome their trauma and build a future for themselves at a London youth group run by the charity Ecpat UK. Jo Stephenson visits the group to see it in action

Legal Update: Rights of migrant care leavers

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  • Tuesday, October 28, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Without permanent immigration status, young migrant or refugee care leavers face an uncertain time, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager, Coram Children's Legal Centre.

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.