Legal Child Research Articles

Child detention and age disputes

Stewart MacLachlan, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at some recent developments regarding the detention of unaccompanied migrant children by immigration authorities

Brexit: will it impact children?

Frances Trevena and Stewart MacLachlan of the Coram Children's Legal Centre outline some of the changes that migrant children may face after the referendum vote for the UK to leave the European Union

The Costs of Immigration

Rising costs of making an immigration application or challenging a decision is set against the backdrop of ever-changing, complex rules, says Jessica Evans, outreach solicitor at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Migrant children's citizenship

Social services need to consider the immigration status of migrant children taken into care. Stewart MacLachlan, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, explores the option of applying for British citizenship

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK

Marianne Lagrue, project officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines issues faced by unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

FDAC works to keep families united

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at the role of the Family, Drug and Alcohol Court in keeping children with their families and cost-savings its work can bring

Trafficking victims and families

Frances Trevena, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the gaps in service provision for families and child victims of trafficking and how this group can be better supported

IN A NUTSHELL: Young people left without status

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the duty on local authorities to address the immigration issues facing children in their care

Blocked from higher education

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, explains why proposed changes to student support regulations are so significant for young people with immigration issues

Immigration Bill and care leavers

Stewart Maclachlan, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines proposals in the Immigration Bill that would have a detrimental effect on young care leavers with immigration issues

Age assessment guidance

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines how long-awaited guidance could help social workers assess the age of children seeking asylum

Review of special guardianship

Kirsten Anderson, research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines a government consultation that will review the use of special guardianship, first introduced in 2005

Young people stay put to get ahead

Care leavers are still not reaching their full potential. Amber Rowsell, trainee solicitor at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines whether an increase in the use of staying put arrangements could be the answer

Legal win over student finance

The Supreme Court has ruled that the eligibility criteria for student loans are unjustifiably discriminatory, explains Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Obligations to children overseas

Flavia Colonnese, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the government's obligations to protect children's rights outside the UK in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Government rights failings exposed

Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Poverty as immigration control

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the situation of vulnerable families with “no recourse to public funds”, due to their immigration status

Queen's Speech: children's rights

Kamena Dorling Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the new government's proposed policy and legislative agenda for children and young people

Resolution on transgender rights

Kirsten Anderson, research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines how a Council of Europe resolution relates to the rights of transgender young people to change their legal gender

Migrants' access to healthcare

Kamena Dorling, Coram Children's Legal Centre's policy and programmes manager, raises concerns about recent restrictions on migrants' access to healthcare which present a barrier to children's wellbeing