In 1981, following the International Year of the Child, the Children’s Legal Centre was registered as a charity with the primary purpose of promoting the rights of the child. Today, Coram Children’s Legal Centre is an award-winning independent children’s rights charity which provides:
> training and practice development, policy leadership and research and consultancy on children’s rights in the UK and internationally
Read about our history and the work we are doing today in our Championing Children’s Rights publication. We also produced a video celebrating 40 years of our work which can be found here.
Qaisar Sheikh, Head of Education Law at Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC), was announced as one of the winners of the prestigious Legal Hero Awards 2023 on 7 September. The awards, run by the Law Society, recognise the solicitors who have made the biggest difference to the lives of others, their local communities and society…
13/09/2023
Gregg Burrough – Senior Education Solicitor On 29 June 2023, Gregg was awarded an honorary fellowship by Queen Mary University for his dedicated pro bono work with the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre. Gregg has provided vital advice and support for students in relation to special educational needs issues and disputes for many years and…
28/07/2023
There has been an important judgment from the High Court today that found that Kent County Counil had breached their duties under the Children Act 1989 by not accommodating unaccompanied children who arrived in their area. The Home Office were also found to have acted unlawfully in accommodating unaccompanied children who had just arrived in…
27/07/2023
At least one in every ten children in care has an unresolved immigration or nationality issue, according to new research published by Coram Children’s Legal Centre and the South London Refugee Association and endorsed by many major children’s organisations.
The report, Taking Care: How local authorities can best address immigration issues of children in care, also finds that delaying help on immigration and nationality issues could be costing local authorities hundreds of thousands of pounds per year. A citizenship application for a child costs £1012; by contrast, waiting until the young person leaves care can cost as much as £130,000 in Home Office fees and support with living.
Coram Children’s Legal Centre and other charities are working with local authorities, asking them to sign a pledge to: