Migrant Children's Project Newsletter June 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. Channel 4 dispatches features new CCLC report on undocumented children On Monday night Channel 4 Dispatches shone a spotlight on the trials of children and young people who are undocumented or are trying to register as British citizens. The programme features the work of the Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens and Camden Law Centre, and new data and findings from CCLC's new report 'This is my home: securing permanent status for long-term resident children and young people', and is available to watch on catch-up until 26 July. 'This is my home' outlines the barriers to permanence faced by long-resident children and young people, makes recommendations for concrete steps that could be taken by government today to improve their lives, and makes the case for allowing them to integrate fully into their communities and this country.
The report can be read alongside the companion paper 'Securing permanent status: existing legal routes for children and young people without leave to remain in the UK', which lays out the legal routes to status available to undocumented children and young people. We hope this is a useful and easy-to-use guide to different applications and statuses for those who need to understand the legal jargon so that they can campaign for change! Brexit: government plans fail to address children's needs and rights The government has published its plans for ‘Safeguarding the Position of EU Citizens Living in the UK and UK Nationals Living in the EU‘. However, this paper is just the government's opening position, and negotiations with the EU will now begin. CCLC welcomes guarantees that individuals with five years’ continuous residence will be granted ‘settled status’, changes to the requirements for comprehensive sickness insurance, and that the government is proposing new modernised procedures that are ‘as smooth and simple as possible’. However, the government has failed to address the specific needs and rights of children. Read the CCLC Brexit briefing on securing children's rights here - if you want to take further action, why not send it on to your MP? London mayor's forum for the voices of undocumented children City Hall is holding a Young Londoners Forum to hear from young people about their experiences of growing up in London without secure immigration status or citizenship. The forum will take place from 16:45 to 20:30 on Tuesday, 11 July in Committee Room 5, City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA. If you know any young people with experiences of the immigration system who may like to attend and have their voices heard, please pass on this information - interested young people can contact Dami Makinde at dami.makinde@london.gov.uk / 07432 532755. This forum is part of the Mayor’s new Citizenship and Integration Initiative. We've got mountains to climb... This could be the final newsletter from this MCP staff member, as members of the Migrant Children's Project team prepare to scale the three highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales in under 24 hours this weekend in what looks to be torrential rain. We're doing this to raise vital funds for the Project 17 destitution fund. We are so close to our target of £2,000 - could you help us get the rest of the way? Sponsor us here - thank you. 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 Thursday 13 July, 2pm - 5:30pm 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 Supporting undocumented and NRPF families Coram Campus, London, £70 + VAT Tuesday 10 October, 10am - 4:30pm 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 Securing permanent status: existing legal routes for children and young people without leave to remain in the UK Coram Children's Legal Centre, June 2017 LASPO 4 years on: Law Society review Law Society, June 2017 ‘This is my home’: Securing permanent status for long-term resident children and young people in the UK Coram Children's Legal Centre, June 2017 The impact of Brexit on children: Key policy recommendations for the new government The Children's Society, Children England, CCLC, CRAE, ECPAT UK, National Children's Bureau and NSPCC, June 2016 Latest news Concerns raised over welfare of undocumented children Children and Young People Now, 29 June 2017 'Access Denied': Law Society's 25-point plan to salvage civil justice Legal Gazette, 29 June 2017 Immigration detainees bring legal challenge against £1 an hour 'slave' wages The Guardian, 28 June 2017 Legal advice plight of undocumented children Legal Gazette, 26 June 2017 Citizens' rights: EU chief Brexit negotiator calls for more clarity from UK The Guardian, 26 June 2017 Theresa May makes 'fair and serious' offer on EU citizens rights in UK The Guardian, 23 June 2017 Child refugees: UK puts lives at risk by leaving children in limbo Newsweek, 17 June 2017 UK plans ‘very generous’ offer to 3m EU citizens Financial Times, 14 June 2017 'Deport first, appeal later' policy ruled unlawful BBC News, 14 June 2017 Destitute immigrants in UK are threatened with having children removed The Guardian, 13 June 2017 Theresa May’s tough line on immigration punishes British children OpenDemocracy, 3 June 2017 Let us know what you think! 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