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Case note: The Queen on the application of The Children’s Society v The Lord Chancellor
In July we announced that the government agreed to reinstate legal aid for separated and unaccompanied children in immigration cases. This important concession was the result of The Children’s Society’s 5-year campaign and legal challenge, brought with the help of Islington Law Centre and MiCLU. See below for a
Press release: Legal aid to be reinstated for separated & unaccompanied children in immigration cases
We are thrilled to announce that the government has agreed to reinstate legal aid for separated and unaccompanied children in immigration cases as a result of The Children's Society's 5-year campaign and legal challenge, brought with the help of Islington Law Centre and MiCLU. Please see our press release. For more information about the
Breaking the chains and making the system work
MiCLU's Justice First fellow Esme Madill shines a light on the failings of the Home Office toward Albanian child asylum-seekers in a new Open Democracy article where she describes her experiences working with vulnerable young people. Esme says the system isn't working for Albanian children: even among professionals whose job it is
