The Government’s pilot to offer families up to £40,000 if they leave within seven days raises concerns amongst organisations working with families in the asylum system. For families seeking asylum there can be a number of barriers preventing return such as governments refusing to issue travel documents or nationality being disputed. Serious medical needs, risks…
R (Kone) v Secretary of State for the Home Department concerned a Home Office decision to grant limited leave to a child instead of settlement, because although her father was a British citizen living in the UK, her mother only had limited leave. The Court of Appeal held that the Home Office view was incorrect.…
The Home Secretary has announced implementation of sweeping changes to the asylum system, first announced in November in its policy paper Restoring Order and Control. We have previously welcomed the Home Office’s statement that the government would consider the appropriate pathway for refugee children in families at the time of publication. However, we are now…
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…
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…
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…
Coram Children’s Legal Centre and UNISON guide for social workers working with children and families in the asylum and immigration systems UNISON, the public service union, have published a guide for their social workers, written by Coram Children’s Legal Centre. This guide is intended to provide information for social workers and other professionals in Wales…
As the government publishes its long awaited child poverty strategy, children’s organisations that work with families in the immigration system are pleased that it mentions no recourse to public funds (NRPF) but concerned that soon more children will have no recourse. It is very important that the Child Poverty Taskforce has recognised that hundreds of…
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…
Coram Children’s Legal Centre is opposed to Home Office proposals to keep refugees in uncertainty; refugee children have a fundamental need for recovery, stability and integration. The previous government had planned measures in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 to give refugees only temporary status. However, in move that we welcomed, they then reversed their…