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Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium welcomes child poverty strategy but warns forthcoming Home Office policy changes will drive up child poverty

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…

Coalition of charities says the child poverty strategy must not ignore migrant children

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…

World Children’s Day

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…

CCLC opposes government plans for temporary status for refugee children

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…

Children’s organisations dismayed by immigration reforms leaving children in limbo

As the Government today publishes its immigration white paper, children’s charities have reacted to say the reforms do not take account of children whose lives are determined by the immigration system, often leaving them in limbo. The proposed reforms will leave people who come to the UK on short-term visas for longer before they can…

Disabled children’s social care review promises change

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 scrapping of child detention powers

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…

What are eVisas, and how will they affect people?

The Home Office plans to replace all physical immigration documents with digital ‘eVisas’ by 31 December 2024. Here we provide some basic information on what we know so far. The Home Office has started the process to replace all physical immigration documents, called biometric residence cards (BRPs), with digital ‘eVisas’ by 31 December 2024. This…