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Migrant Children's Project Newsletter
March 2016
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Supporting undocumented children
 The MCP is featured in this video, funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and made by The Children's Society, on supporting the estimated 120,000 undocumented children in the UK. We are encouraging all professionals working with children to recognise when a child is undocumented and support them in resolving their immigration status as early as possible. We also run training on supporting undocumented children, which can now be booked through our Eventbrite page.
MCP impact report: 2015 
What did the MCP achieve in 2015? We've drawn up an impact report in the form of an infographic to summarise the highs and lows of the year. See it here. The Migrant Children's Project is recruiting! We are looking for a passionate and experienced Outreach Solicitor/Barrister, who will deliver legal advice to migrant children, young people and families through the MCP outreach programme. The Outreach Solicitor/Barrister will provide holistic legal advice on immigration, asylum and nationality; support etc. and will undertake some pro bono casework. The work will also feed into the MCP’s wider policy advocacy to promote the rights of migrant children. This post is one year fixed team, ideally starting by May 2016. Please go to http://www.coram.org.uk/job/outreach-solicitorbarrister for more information and how to apply. Closing date: Monday 11 April 2016. Interviews: w/c 18 April 2016. Immigration Bill 2016 - 3000 unaccompanied children With third reading (the final stage of the Bill's progress through Parliament) on
14 April 2016, the Government has already suffered three defeats. Labour 
Peer Alf Dubs - who came to the UK as a child on the kindertransport - successfully campaigned to include an amendment that would welcome an additional 3,000 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to the UK from Europe. In its statement on this subject, the MCP argues that the UK has a moral duty to help these children but that they must be given stability and permanence as well as short-term safety.
Reuniting families
 Last week, in a very significant court judgment, a child refugee won the right to be reunited with their parents. We've added a new page to the CCLC website on reuniting families, which will bring together fact sheets and resources on family tracing, family reunion and the treatment of families under the Dublin Regulations. 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 The rights and entitlements of young refugees and migrants Coram Campus, London, £65 + VAT - Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 10am - 4.30pm
- Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 10am - 4.30pm
- Wednesday, 15 September 2016, 10am - 4.30pm
Working with undocumented and NRPF families
Coram Campus, London, £65 + VAT per participant - Thursday, 16 June 2016, 10am - 4.30pm
Our free courses can now be booked online - just visit our Eventbrite page!
Working with undocumented young people Coram Campus, London, FREE - Friday, 22 April 2016, 9:00am - 13:30pm
- Friday, 27 May 2016, 9:00am - 13:30pm
The registration of children as British citizens
Coram Campus, London, FREE - Monday, 6 June 2016, 4pm - 6:30pm
For more information and to book, please see our website.
New reports
Boys Don't Cry: Improving identification and disclosure of sexual exploitation among boys and young men trafficked to the UK
The Children's Society, March 2016
Latest news Rich countries including Britain are failing Syrian refugees, report warnsThe Independent, 29 March 2016Child refugee wins right to reunite with parentsRefugee Council, 24 March 2016Raped, pregnant, homeless: the grim reality of life as an asylum seekerThe Guardian, 24 March 2016Peers defeat government to allow 3,000 child refugees in UKBBC News, 21 March 2016Three Syrian boys arrive in UK from Calais refugee campThe Guardian, 21 March 2016UK offers Syrian children refuge, but plans to abandon asylum-seeking children when they turn 18The Guardian, 9 March 2016Government suffers two defeats in Lords on Immigration BillBBC News, 9 March 2016One in, one out – the EU's simplistic answer to the refugee crisisThe Guardian, 7 March 2016Pregnant women bear brunt of government’s clampdown on ‘migrant’ NHS careOpenDemocracy, 4 March 2016UK fights to retain Dublin law to deport asylum seekersThe Guardian, 2 March 2016Let us know what you think! |
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