Migrant Children's Project Newsletter July 2017 Follow us on Twitter If you have used our guidance and resources so far in 2017, please take two minutes to complete our short survey here. Children seeking asylum who joined family from Europe The Migrant Children's Project has updated guidance on assisting children who came to the UK via the Dublin regulation (sometimes referred to as 'Dubs' children) who joined family members here. See our fact sheet for information on their legal needs and what duties local authorities have towards them, both while they are with their families and in case of family breakdown. Read and download the fact sheet here. Education for migrant and refugee children It's the summer holidays! But as long as the summer holidays seem, the new school year is not that far away. We've got some new guidance on access to compulsory education for migrant children, and some free training on offer too. Refugee resettlement There's good news, as the government recommits to the previous government's pledge to resettle up to 20,000 refugees from Syria and the surrounding region by the end of this parliament. But they've gone further, and opened up the resettlement programme to people from Iraq and Palestine and Kurdish minorities as well. Child victims of trafficking: campaign and training The charity ECPAT UK has started a new campaign to demand specialist support for trafficked children. Find out how you can support their campaign to overhaul the system for identifying child victims of trafficking here. Does the law and procedure around trafficking leave you in the dark? You can book a one-off training session delivered by CCLC solicitors here! If you have queries about these or other issues, please contact our advice line on 0207 636 8505 or email mcpadvice@coramclc.org.uk. Our upcoming training courses Our courses can now be booked online - just visit our Eventbrite page! The registration of children as British citizens Coram Campus, London, £25 + VAT Wednesday 8 November, 4pm - 6:30pm An introduction to the rights of children and young people in the immigration system Coram Campus, London, FREE Friday 8 September, 2pm - 5:30pm Wednesday 22 November, 2-5:30pm Supporting EU national children in care Coram Campus, London, £35 + VAT Wednesday 20 September, 2pm - 5:30pm Access to education for migrant children Coram Campus, London, FREE Tuesday 3 October, 2pm - 5:30pm The rights and entitlements of young refugees and migrants Coram Campus, London, £70 + VAT Tuesday 19 September, 10am - 4:30pm Tuesday 14 November, 10am - 4:30pm Supporting undocumented and NRPF families Coram Campus, London, £70 + VAT Tuesday 10 October, 10am - 4:30pm Working with child victims of trafficking Coram Campus, London, £70 + VAT Wednesday 13 September 2017 For more information and to book, please see our eventbrite page. To commission in-house training for your organisation, please see our website. New reports and guidance Right to Health for All Justfair and Doctors of the World, June 2017 New guidance for the public and for professionals on immigration and asylum related legal issues The Bar Standards Board, July 2017 Slipping through the cracks – How Britain’s asylum support system fails the most vulnerable Refugee Action, June 2017 Latest news The price of love that nearly half of us cannot pay OpenDemocracy, 20 July 2017 Child refugees being wrongly identified as adults and denied care amid suicide and abuse in Greek camps Independent, 19 July 2017 UK has not taken in any child refugees under Dubs scheme this year The Guardian, 19 July 2017 Indefinite detention is dehumanising for refugees. This practice must end The Guardian, 19 July 2017 Injured, hunted, lost: mapping journeys of refugee children aiming for UK The Guardian, 13 July 2017 Vulnerable lone child refugees in Europe 'have been failed by British inaction' ITV, 12 July 2017 Cut ‘staggering’ cost of citizenship, says synod The Times, 10 July 2017 Coroner calls for changes to treatment of child refugees after death of teenager The Guardian, 5 July 2017 Grenfell: 12-month immigration amnesty for survivors announced The Guardian, 5 July 2017 Non-Syrians can come to UK as part of refugee programme, says Rudd The Guardian, 3 July 2017 Let us know what you think! Do you use our website, publications or advice line? Your thoughts and feedback help us ensure that we're providing the right information and support. Please take two minutes to complete our short survey. |