August 2008
Migrant children 'held too long' in immigration removal centre
Yarl's Wood child detainees suffering emotional damage
Teenage Afghan refugee heads for Oxford
Report on the emotional well-being of unaccompanied refugee children
European youth organisations call for an end to the detention of children
Overcrowding and removal without warning at Dungavel
'Nice place you've got here' - 12 recently arrived children give their views on the UK
July 2008
Report shows more children affected as asylum seeker destitution almost triples in 18 months
Student at East London school campaign to stop deportation of Afghani classmate
New report on 'Outsourcing abuse: The use and misuse of state-sanctioned force during the detention and removal of asylum seekers'
Independent Asylum Commission publishes its second report of conclusions and recommendations: 'Safe Return: How to improve what happens when we refuse people sanctuary'
Independent Asylum Commission publishes its second report of conclusions and recommendations: 'Deserving Dignity: How to improve the way we treat people seeking sanctuary'
New education resource to support the integration of young refugees and asylum seekers
18,000 women and children trafficked into the UK sex trade
June 2008
Relevance of delay when appealing asylum refusal - case at the House of Lords
Home Office and DCSF signal duty on UK Border Agency to protect children
More smuggled children arrive in UK as Afghan violence escalates
The hell of being an asylum seeker
May 2008
Free healthcare for refused asylum seekers in Wales
Independent Asylum Commission publishes Saving Sanctuary, its first of three reports, focussing on public attitudes to asylum and the decision-making process
Cash to aid plight of immigrant children
Pressure grows for guardians to protect trafficked children
UK signs up to new global approach in protecting children from sexual abuse
April 2008
UK court rules: failed asylum seekers entitled access to free health care
Launch of Britain's new Unified Border Agency
House of Lords vote to adopt amendment to Children and Young Persons Bill
Independant Asylum Commission finds UK asylum system 'not fit for purpose' in interim report
Children's Commissioner uncovers failings in the care of vulnerable children
Children’s Commissioner calls for end to unacceptable treatment of young asylum seekers
February 2008
Who decides the age and identity of unaccompanied minors?- case at the Court of Appeal
'Living on the Edge of Despair': A new report from The Children’s Society warned that increasing numbers of asylum seeking and refugee children in the UK are growing up in destitution and that support for refused asylum seekers unable to return home immediately is inadequate. Click here for further information.
'Staying Safe' Government Action Plan
January 2008
Border and Immigration Agency Reforms Announced
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