Migrant Children's Project Newsletter
March 2018
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New application fees New fees for immigration and nationality applications will come into force on 6 April 2018. Alongside this, the government has proposed that the Immigration Health Surcharge migrants will be expected to pay with their limited leave applications will double later this year to £400 a year, making it increasingly difficult for those needing to regularise their immigration status. Want to know what this means for migrant children, families and young people? See our briefing here.
New fact sheet: immigration bail
Our new fact sheet covers information on the new immigration bail provisions, who they will impact, and practical steps on how to address these changes. The new immigration bail can now affect any child or young person who does not have leave to enter or remain, but needs it to live in the UK, and can now place conditions on individuals who wish to study. We are starting to see young people receive 'immigration bail' with a 'no study' condition meaning that they are blocked from education. If this happens they should always seek urgent legal advice about whether this could be changed. Child trafficking and 'county lines' We have recently collaborated with the Youth Justice Legal
Centre ('YJLC') on a guide about 'county lines' and trafficking. Aimed at criminal lawyers and professionals working with children, the YJLC guide provides both information and practical guidance on county lines gangs, child trafficking and modern slavery defences for children. For more information on child trafficking, see our fact sheets here.
If you have queries about these or other issues, please contact our advice line on 0207 636 8505 or email [email protected]. Our upcoming training courses in 2018 Our courses can now 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 1 May 2018, 2 - 5pm Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 2 - 5pm Supporting EU national children in care
Coram Campus, London Tuesday 10 April 2018, 2 - 5:30pm Access to education for migrant children
Coram Campus, London Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 2pm - 5pm The rights and entitlements of young refugees and migrants Coram Campus, London Thursday 19 April 2018, 10am - 4:30pm Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 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 Assessing Age
Home Office, February 2018
National Transfer Scheme Protocol for Unaccompanied and Asylum Seeking Children
Department for Education and Home Office, March 2018
Mayor of London Strategy for Social Integration
March 2018
An inspection of how the Home Office considers the ‘best interests’ of unaccompanied asylum seeking children
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, March 2018
Making change happen- the impact of national policies on our client’s lives…
Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network, March 2018
Latest news
Home Office makes young brits choose between immigration status and education
Politics.co.uk, 27 March, 2018
This is what the EU immigration app will look like
Politics.co.uk, 22 March 2018
We defeated the govt over child refugees – now they should back down
Politics.co.uk, 19 March 2018
Home Office overturns refusal of visa for NHS doctor’s daughter
The Guardian, 21 March 2018
The one small change which could improve life for thousands of refugees
Politics.co.uk, 15 march 2018
Sharp rise in number of EU nationals applying for UK citizenship
The Guardian, 14 March 2018
As a doctor, I can see that denying NHS care to immigrants is inhumane
The Guardian, 12 March 2018
LASPO review: government to revisit ‘ambitious’ summer deadline
The Law Society Gazette, 7 March 2018
‘I am all alone’: the child refugees desperate to be reunited with family
The Guardian, 6 March 2018
Home Office tells women they will be deported more quickly for hunger striking
The Independent, 4 March 2018
Opelo Kgari: Woman brought to UK from Botswana as a child 14 years ago given last-minute reprieve from deportation after being driven to Heathrow
The Independent, 3 March 2018
Afghan boy launches UK legal challenge against refugee policy
The Guardian, 28 February 2018
Immigration officials continue to seek NHS England patient data
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