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Human rights committee condemns government poverty record

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

| CYP Now

MPs have criticised the government for eroding the rights of vulnerable children, including child migrants and those living in poverty.

Child trafficking victims let down by legal aid cuts

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Friday, March 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Vulnerable children and families have been among the hardest hit by cuts to legal aid, according to a critical report by MPs.

Government to pursue controversial 'residence test' for children's legal aid

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Friday, September 5, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has resisted calls from MPs to backtrack on a controversial policy that will prevent asylum-seeking children from having access to legal aid.

Benefit policies ‘push asylum-seeking children into poverty'

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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

| CYP Now

A government funding freeze on support for asylum-seeking children in the UK has been heavily criticised in a report by The Children's Society.

Minister reveals delay to trafficking victims' advocate pilots

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

| CYP Now

A pilot to provide independent advocates to child trafficking victims will take place in 23 councils from September, two months after it was originally planned to go live.

Government rejects calls for reforms to young migrant support

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has rejected a raft of recommendations from the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) surrounding the treatment of unaccompanied migrant children.

Charities develop support service for trafficked young males

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

| CYP Now

A peer support project for boys and young men who have been victims of human trafficking has been set up by Ecpat UK and the Children's Society.

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted is to push ahead with the introduction of a tougher inspection regime for children's services, ignoring warnings from the sector that the system is too simplistic and will fail to deliver improvements.

Trafficked children let down by system-wide support failures

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Victims of child trafficking are being let down through "a culture of doubt and suspicion" across the justice and social care systems, according to a damning report by the Refugee Council and the Children's Society.

Detention of child refugees continues to rise

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Saturday, July 13, 2013

| CYP Now

The detention of children for immigration purposes is continuing to rise, MPs have heard.

Refugee children missing out on legal advice, says report

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Professionals who work with refugee and migrant children are struggling to access legal advice on behalf of young clients, research by the Coram Children's Legal Centre has found.

Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Thousands of children living in the UK without legal immigration status are at risk of destitution and exploitation because of contradictory rules and regulations, a report by the University of Oxford has claimed.

UK Border Agency suspends asylum X-ray pilot

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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.

UKBA suspends asylum X-ray pilot

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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.

Ministers raise concerns over asylum X-ray pilots

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's minster Sarah Teather and Education Secretary Michael Gove have raised concerns with the UK Border Agency (UKBA) over its decision to trial X-rays for age-disputed asylum-seekers.

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Human rights committee condemns government poverty record

Child trafficking victims let down by legal aid cuts

Government to pursue controversial 'residence test' for children's legal aid

Benefit policies ‘push asylum-seeking children into poverty'

Minister reveals delay to trafficking victims' advocate pilots

Government rejects calls for reforms to young migrant support

Charities develop support service for trafficked young males

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

Trafficked children let down by system-wide support failures

Detention of child refugees continues to rise

Refugee children missing out on legal advice, says report

Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds

UK Border Agency suspends asylum X-ray pilot

UKBA suspends asylum X-ray pilot

Ministers raise concerns over asylum X-ray pilots

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