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…
Ahead of the child poverty strategy’s publication, the Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium calls on the government to address poverty experienced by children in the immigration and asylum systems. The children’s sector has warmly welcomed the lifting of the two-child limit, announced in last week’s budget. Now children’s organisations are waiting to see what the…
Coram Children’s Legal Centre is concerned by plans for children in this week’s asylum and immigration proposals, urging caution with language. The Government has announced further immigration proposals that will delay many children, young people and families reaching permanent status. While we welcome the renewed commitment to children in the care system and young people…
Children’s rights—and human rights more broadly—are central to improving children’s lives. At the same time, we are witnessing growing movements that challenge and push back against established human rights frameworks, with children’s rights increasingly caught in the crossfire. Coram Children’s Legal Centre has promoted and protected the rights of children in the UK and internationally…
Today was the final day of evidence in the Covid Inquiry’s investigation into the impact of the pandemic on children and young people. The Inquiry has heard strong evidence that the interests of children have not been given the weight they deserve. The Coram Group was a key participant in the investigation, and Coram CLC…
The Law Commission is carrying out a review of the laws underpinning social care for disabled children in England. The role of the Law Commission is to review existing laws and recommend reforms. Coram Children’s Legal Centre submitted a response to the review in January 2025. The review has been commissioned by the government, which…
Coram Children’s Legal Centre welcomes the government scrapping child detention powers in the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, published today. Powers to detain children without time limit were brought in with the Illegal Migration Act 2023, though had not yet been commenced. They included allowing the government to lock up children arriving in the…
Many measures in the King’s Speech have a strong focus on children’s wellbeing, others present opportunities to focus on children’s rights
As Parliament debates the final stages of the Illegal Migration Bill, CCLC says: The Government must keep meaningful limits on child detention We know that locking up infants and children is wrong because we have abolished it once before. In 2011, a Conservative-led government made ending child detention a flagship policy. It was right to do…
The UK’s commitment to the Refugee Convention was undermined last year with the Nationality and Borders Act, and this new proposal goes further. It effectively puts a fence up around the UK’s asylum system, with no way in for children and young people seeking safety. Children who come to the UK with their families will…
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee recently published its report All families matter: An inquiry into family migration following its inquiry into family migration in the UK. The aim of the inquiry was to approach family migration policies in the widest possible sense, looking at general trends in the design of family immigration pathways, as well…
CCLC is concerned that the government may change child protection law to become the corporate parent of an unaccompanied asylum-seeking child