New DfE statistics show an alarming rise in exclusions in the year 2022/23, as permanent exclusions jump 44% in a year. Coram has responded to the release by the Department for Education (DfE) of the number of suspensions and permanent exclusions from state schools in England during the academic year 2022/23. A large increase in…
Many measures in the King’s Speech have a strong focus on children’s wellbeing, others present opportunities to focus on children’s rights
The final judgment has been given in a case brought by ECPAT (Every Child Protected Against Trafficking) against Kent County Council (‘Kent CC’) and the Home Office, challenging the use of hotels to house unaccompanied children who have claimed asylum. In September 2021 Kent CC agreed a protocol with the Home Office setting out how…
Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) is in the High Court today and tomorrow (May 21-22) at the start of a vital case against the Director of Legal Aid Casework and the Lord Chancellor. The Claimant is represented by Stephanie Harrison KC and Ollie Persey of Garden Court Chambers, with the support of the Equality and…
It is still uncertain how the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 will apply to individual children and young people, and will be until the Home Office publishes more information about its new asylum scheme. Here we provide some basic information on what we know so far. 30 April 2024 After many attempts…
The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill has passed, and is now law. The legislation strikes a blow to the UK’s commitment to international law. Against international law We have worked with our partners in the Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium throughout the passage of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill to…
Following an intervention by CCLC, the Home Office has confirmed that children and young people who were brought to the UK in 2016 and 2017 as part of the Calais camp clearance will now have a shorter wait before getting permanent status, known as indefinite leave to remain or settlement, and no fee to pay.…
In October 2023 the Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium hosted a conference at Coram on the Illegal Migration Act, local authorities and separated children
Free Movement recently published updated guidance for refugees, families, and their friends to understand the rules on family reunion. It was been updated by Ellie Doyle and Rhona French, Family Reunion from Europe Project, a project run by Refugee Legal Support in collaboration with Coram Children’s Legal Centre.
Qaisar Sheikh, Head of Education Law at Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC), was announced as one of the winners of the prestigious Legal Hero Awards 2023 on 7 September. The awards, run by the Law Society, recognise the solicitors who have made the biggest difference to the lives of others, their local communities and society…
Gregg Burrough – Senior Education Solicitor On 29 June 2023, Gregg was awarded an honorary fellowship by Queen Mary University for his dedicated pro bono work with the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre. Gregg has provided vital advice and support for students in relation to special educational needs issues and disputes for many years and…
There has been an important judgment from the High Court today that found that Kent County Counil had breached their duties under the Children Act 1989 by not accommodating unaccompanied children who arrived in their area. The Home Office were also found to have acted unlawfully in accommodating unaccompanied children who had just arrived in…