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Question 1 What, currently, are the possible outcomes of an asylum application lodged by an unaccompanied asylum seeking child (UASC)?

Question 2 Where an unaccompanied asylum seeking child (UASC) is refused asylum or humanitarian protection (HP), what is the length of the period of Discretionary Leave (DL) granted by the Home Office likely to be?

Question 3 Does the Home Office remove or deport families with children who have been living in the country for seven years or more?

Question 4 Where an unaccompanied asylum seeking child (UASC) has been refused asylum but granted a period of discretionary/exceptional leave (DL/ELR) can they nevertheless appeal against the refusal of their asylum claim?

Question 5 How will the provisions of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimant’s etc) Act 2004 (‘the 2004 Act’) requiring failed asylum seekers to perform ‘community activities’ in order to continue being provided with accommodation [i]affect asylum seeking families with dependant children, unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) and former UASC ?

Question 6 When should the application for an extension of Discretionary Leave (DL) be made?

Question 7 What documents can a refugee/asylum seeker produce for the purposes of obtaining a photocard driving licence from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)?

Question 8 What effect did the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimant’s etc) Act 2004 have on the appeals system?

Question 9 Can unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) and children of asylum seekers travel abroad?

Question 10 Does the child of an asylum seeker who has a British parent automatically acquire British citizenship?

Question 11 Are families being considered for indefinite leave to remain under the current UKBA backlog clearance exercise?

Question 12 Will a child born in the UK automatically acquire British citizenship?

Question 13 How long should an application for asylum or an application for extension/variation of leave take, and is it possible to get the claim ‘speeded up’?

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