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Denying refugee children protection

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

| CYP Now

With new asylum legislation going through parliament, Joyinola Layonu, legal and policy assistant at the Migrant Children’s Project at Coram Children’s Legal Centre, looks at concerns for children’s rights.

Let’s put our minds to solving refugee crisis

Opinion

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Recent research stated that 100,000 children are in London without secure immigration status, yet, last month, MPs voted to drop child refugee protections from the Brexit Bill.

Four in 10 councils 'unwilling to take child refugees from other areas'

News

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

| CYP Now

Around 40 per cent of councils across England have not signed up to a voluntary scheme to take child refugees from other areas, amid concerns that central government is not providing enough funding to cover the true cost, a report has revealed.

Legal Update: Safeguarding unaccompanied children

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram Children's Legal Centre, explores the government's plans for safeguarding unaccompanied children, including victims of trafficking.

Keeping asylum seekers safe

Analysis

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Shortfalls in funding and recruitment seen as key barriers to delivering asylum safeguarding strategy.

Asylum-seeking children funding rates set for review

News

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

| CYP Now

The amount of money councils receive from central government to cover the cost of looking after unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will be reviewed, it has been announced.

Government blames councils for sharp reduction in child refugee intake

News

Thursday, February 9, 2017

| CYP Now

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

News

Thursday, February 2, 2017

| CYP Now

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.

Council may quit refugee scheme over £3.6m funding gap

News

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

| CYP Now

A council is considering pulling out of a voluntary scheme for dispersing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children because government funding is £3.6m short of the predicted annual cost.

Lessons from serious case reviews: Immigrants and asylum seekers

Features

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

| CYP Now

The NSPCC has analysed evidence from serious case reviews to identify learning. This issue we look at the risk factors and lessons for practitioners working with first generation immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees

'Alarming' number of trafficked children go missing from care

News

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

| CYP Now

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

Other

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

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

Study highlights ‘hidden' plight of sexually exploited boys

News

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| CYP Now

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

Other

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: Court Report - Dublin decision on asylum claim

Other

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Massive increase in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

News

Friday, February 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Numbers of under-18s seeking asylum in the UK have risen by more than 50 per cent in a single year with increasing numbers having their claims refused, it has emerged.

Government considers taking additional 3,000 child refugees

News

Monday, January 25, 2016

| CYP Now

The government is considering allowing more unaccompanied child refugees from Syria to move to the UK.

The refugee crisis needs a collective council response

Other

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A report by MPs published this month called for the government to take an extra 3,000 child refugees from Syria currently stranded in makeshift camps in mainland Europe.

Ask the Experts: Be smart on your return to work

Other

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on returning to work after absence, effective nursery websites, personal boundaries and young refugees.

UK should take 3,000 more child refugees, MPs say

News

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

The government should agree to take in an additional 3,000 child refugees from Syria who are stranded in Europe, a group of MPs has said.

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Denying refugee children protection

Let’s put our minds to solving refugee crisis

Four in 10 councils 'unwilling to take child refugees from other areas'

Legal Update: Safeguarding unaccompanied children

Keeping asylum seekers safe

Asylum-seeking children funding rates set for review

Government blames councils for sharp reduction in child refugee intake

Child trafficking advocate scheme faces further delays

Council may quit refugee scheme over £3.6m funding gap

Lessons from serious case reviews: Immigrants and asylum seekers

'Alarming' number of trafficked children go missing from care

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

Study highlights ‘hidden' plight of sexually exploited boys

Legal Update: Trafficking victims and families

Legal Update: Court Report - Dublin decision on asylum claim

Massive increase in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

Government considers taking additional 3,000 child refugees

The refugee crisis needs a collective council response

Ask the Experts: Be smart on your return to work

UK should take 3,000 more child refugees, MPs say

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