Migrant Children's Project Update June 2010

Migrant Children's Project Update June 2010 The Migrant Children's Project (previously Refugee and Asylum Seeking Children's Project) aims to help non-immigration specialist professionals working with asylum seeking and refugee children find out about this group of children's rights and entitlements. If you have any queries or feedback about the information provided in this newsletter or on the website, please contact Kamena Dorling at mcp@essex.ac.uk. New Resource New FAQ: Are refugee children, asylum seeking children and children with limited leave to remain entitled to post 16 education? New Resource: Table of the educational entitlements of asylum seekers, refugees and people granted limited leave to remain New Home Office statistics for 2010 - click here Reports and Latest News New Reports Levelling the playing field: A UNICEF UK report into provision of services to unaccompanied or separated migrant children in three local authority areas in England New Children's Society report: Destitution amongst asylum-seeking and refugee children News - Coalition government pledges to end the immigration detention of children UK Border Agency update on child detention Detention of children in Dungavel ends Joint working - Detention pledge met with caution How good is the good news on child detention? Border agency breaking rules over detention of children in Yarl's Wood Children 'to remain' at Dungavel detention centre Asylum children will be kept out of 'distressing' detention centres Detention of asylum-seeker children to be scrapped Coalition document spells end of detention of immigrant children Let’s make sure they really do end child detention now Other news European Commission calls for increased protection of unaccompanied minors entering the EU Report reveals number of refugee children falling into destitution on the up		Seeking Support guide still available - please phone 01206 877910 or email The Migrant Children's Project (see address above) for copies. New Drop-in service in Birmingham The Children's Legal Centre is now conducting a weekly drop-in legal advice service every Thursday for asylum seeking children and young people. The drop-in is held at Refugee and Migrant Justice's office in Birmingham- please phone 01206 877940 for more information or to book an appointment.