Date and time: 26th February 2026, 12.30pm – 2pm GMT.
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There is a strong connection between school exclusion, Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE). In response, Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) and London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) have come together to deliver this vital webinar led by Education and Criminal lawyers.
This session will provide expert insight, practical tools and guidance to help parents and carers work in partnership with schools to achieve better education and wellbeing outcomes for children and young people.
CCLC welcomes the Department for Education white paper Every Child Achieving and Thriving and the consultation SEND reform: putting children and young people first but awaits further detail on whether children will receive meaningful legal protection We welcome action to reform the SEND system to better help children and families access the help they need…
23/02/2026
As the Home Office’s earned settlement consultation closes, the UK’s oldest children’s charity warns of huge impacts on 300,000 children The Government consultation on earned settlement closes today. In a massive overhaul of immigration policy, it proposes extending the standard route to settlement, or indefinite leave to remain (ILR), from five years to ten for…
12/02/2026
The High Court has ruled that Hounslow Council unlawfully failed to recognise a child as “looked after” and provide him with adequate accommodation and support under the Children Act 1989, in a successful judicial review initiated by Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC). The claimant, CLT, was represented by Finnian Clarke of Doughty Street Chambers, instructed…
03/02/2026
At least one in every ten children in care has an unresolved immigration or nationality issue, according to new research published by Coram Children’s Legal Centre and the South London Refugee Association and endorsed by many major children’s organisations.
The report, Taking Care: How local authorities can best address immigration issues of children in care, also finds that delaying help on immigration and nationality issues could be costing local authorities hundreds of thousands of pounds per year. A citizenship application for a child costs £1012; by contrast, waiting until the young person leaves care can cost as much as £130,000 in Home Office fees and support with living.
Coram Children’s Legal Centre and other charities are working with local authorities, asking them to sign a pledge to: