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Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Family reunification for child refugees
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- Tuesday, June 7, 2016 | CYP Now
Stewart MacLachlan considers recent case law that may allow some refugee children to apply to be reunited with their parents or siblings.
ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- Child witnesses giving evidence in court
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- Monday, January 10, 2011 | CYP Now
When a child is asked to give evidence in court there are a number of measures in place to make them feel comfortable and aid the process.
Legal Update: Staying put arrangements
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- Monday, May 26, 2014 | CYP Now
Noel Arnold, director of legal practice at Coram Children's Legal Centre, discusses changes to the law that give children in care the chance to stay with their foster families until they turn 21.
Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Special guardianship order cases
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- Monday, May 11, 2015 | CYP Now
The Court of Appeal highlights the importance of substantive and procedural protections in special guardianship order cases.
Legal Update: In a Nutshell - The law on surrogacy and its implications
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- Monday, May 25, 2015 | CYP Now
Surrogacy, where a woman becomes pregnant with the intention of giving the child to someone else after birth, raises crucial legal issues.
Legal Update: Trafficking victims and families
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- Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | CYP Now
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: The costs of immigration
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- Tuesday, July 5, 2016 | CYP Now
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.
Daily roundup: Praise for Lambeth Council, sports coaching and primary school places
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- Monday, July 23, 2012 | CYP Now
A letter from the children's minister to Lambeth, the effect of child protection on sports coaching and plans to deal with the population boom, all in today's news roundup.
Legal Update: Review of special guardianship
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- Monday, September 14, 2015 | CYP Now
Kirsten Anderson, research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines a government consultation that will review the use of special guardianship, first introduced in 2005.
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: Court Report - Short-term care options
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- Monday, July 21, 2014 | CYP Now
Case name: B (Children) Case number (2014) EWCA Civ 814
Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Direct payments
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- Monday, August 4, 2014 | CYP Now
Q: What are "direct payments"?
Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Proposed regulations for young carers
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- Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | CYP Now
Draft regulations provide guidance on rights for young carers that were introduced in the Children and Families Act 2014.
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.
Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Vulnerable young people in B&Bs
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- Monday, August 31, 2015 | CYP Now
The Local Government Ombudsman has reiterated that B&B accommodation is not suitable to house homeless young people.
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: Legal Q&A - Private fostering
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- Tuesday, June 9, 2015 | CYP Now
Q: What is private fostering and when is a private foster carer required to notify the local authority?
Separation under interim care orders
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- Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | CYP Now
Case highlights need to balance welfare considerations, says Rosalyn Akar Grams, head of legal practice at Coram Children’s Legal Centre.
Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Care leavers who go on to attend university
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- Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | CYP Now
Frances Trevena examines the situation for care leavers who go on to attend university and the impact of changes to provisions for care.
Legal Update: Scrutiny of private fostering
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- Tuesday, January 19, 2016 | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines changes to data collection on private fostering arrangements and what further work is needed to safeguard children and young people.
ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- The impact of the Equality Act 2010
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- Friday, July 9, 2010 | CYP Now
The Equality Act 2010 consolidates a range of existing discrimination laws, including those affecting children, young people and families.
Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Government policies to face 'family test'
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- Monday, September 1, 2014 | CYP Now
The Prime Minister announces plans to subject all government domestic policies to a "family test" to hold departments to account.
Legal Update: Court Report - Application to oppose adoption
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- Monday, March 31, 2014 | CYP Now
Case name: Prospective Adopters v IA & Others Case number [2014] EWHC 331 (Fam)
Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed
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- Monday, July 6, 2015 | CYP Now
Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.