Migrant Children's Project Newsletter
September 2019
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minutes to help us improve them by completing our short survey here. Help with the EU settlement scheme for children, young people and families Do you work with EU national children, young people or families - or children and young people who are the family member of an EU national? Coram are supporting vulnerable children and young people (including looked after children and care leavers) to apply to the EU settlement scheme, so please get in touch to refer those in need of support! You can email us at mcp@coramclc.org.uk to make a referral. Through this project we are also providing nationality advice to EU / family member children and young people about their rights to British citizenship. For more information on the EU settlement scheme, including how it works for children in care, see our fact sheets here. For questions about the kinds of support we can provide email us on the email above or call us on 020 7713 2028.
The end of family reunion within the EU for asylum-seeking children? This month the Guardian reported that if the UK left the EU without a 'deal' in October, then the EU Regulation that allows asylum-seeking children to reunite with family members living in the UK, the Dublin Regulation, would end on 31 October 2019. Coram Children's Legal Centre supports calls to continue the operation of the Dublin Regulation even in the event of a 'no deal' scenario, so that asylum-seeking children can be reunited with their family members wherever possible.
The 'Dubs' scheme - new automatic grants of leave for some children The only other legal route for any asylum-seeking child to reach the UK from within Europe is the Dubs scheme (formally known as section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016), through which only 220 children have so far come to the UK since 2016. This month the government issued a statement saying that children transferred to the UK under the Dubs scheme would be automatically granted a form of immigration status - section 67 leave - when they arrived, though they would still be able to claim asylum. The statement also made clear that the government 'remained committed' to transferring 260 more children from Europe 'as soon as possible' (the total number promised through the Immigration Act 2016 was 480). For more information about the different kinds of outcomes for children claiming asylum in the UK, including section 67 leave, read out fact sheet here. If you have queries about these or other issues, please contact our advice line at mcpadvice@coramclc.org.uk.
Our upcoming training courses Our courses can all be booked online - just visit our Eventbrite page! An introduction to the rights of children and young people in the immigration system
Coram Campus, London Tuesday, 26 November 2019, 2pm - 5pm Access to education for migrant children
Coram Campus, London Thursday 17 October 2019, 2pm - 5pm The rights and entitlements of young refugees and migrants Coram Campus, London Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 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 The Migration Observatory Local Data Guide
Migration Observatory, University of Oxford
Latest news
How kids in care could 'slip through the net' under the Home Office's Brexit citizenship shake-up
PoliticsHome, 27 September 2019
How children of EU nationals could be vulnerable to hostile immigration policies after Brexit
inews, 24 September 2019
Home Office 'doomed to repeat the mistakes of Windrush'
The Guardian, 18 September 2019
Anger as Home Office confirms primary school children of EU citizens to be checked for criminal records
Independent, 10 September 2019
Partners of EU nationals waiting months for post-Brexit status under Home Office settlement scheme
Independent, 15 September 2019 My young cousin fled the bombs … only to be held in a camp alongside Isis supporters
The Observer, 14 September 2019
EU children in custody to be stripped of rights as Home Office prevents them from applying for settled status
Independent, 9 September 2019 End NHS maternity charges for vulnerable migrants, say midwives
The Guardian, 9 September 2019
Cross-party MPs: We must protect the rights of looked-after children after Brexit
PoliticsHome, 2 September 2019
Home Office refused thousands of LGBT asylum claims, figures reveal
The Guardian, 2 September 2019
Home Office planning to end family reunion for children after Brexit
The Guardian, 1 September 2019
Britain promised to take 3,000 refugee children. So far it’s taken 220
Independent, 1 September 2019
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