Online resources: supporting undocumented children
There are an estimated 120,000 undocumented children living in the UK. This page contains resources for learning the law that relates to these children.
Information on legal issues affecting young refugees and migrants
There are an estimated 120,000 undocumented children living in the UK. This page contains resources for learning the law that relates to these children.
This page provides information on the use of immigration detention in the UK for children and families.
This page provides information on legal aid for migrant and refugee children in England and Wales. Legal aid is funding provided by the government to help meet the costs of some types of legal advice to people otherwise unable to afford legal representation.
This page gives some information about the definition and indicators of child trafficking, and is one of a series of fact sheets about child trafficking.
A coalition of government and NGO organisations produced this good practice guidance to assist front line social workers in conducting age assessments of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK.
This page gives some information about supporting and safeguarding trafficked children, and is one of a series of fact sheets about child trafficking.
This page outlines the structure and purpose of the National Referral Mechanism: the framework through which potential victims of trafficking in the UK are identified, so that they can be supported and protected.
This page explains the interplay between trafficking and immigration status, and is one of a series of fact sheets about child trafficking.
This guidance note, by Coram Children’s Legal Centre and the NRPF Network, looks at the duties and responsibilities of local authorities to support children in care with access to legal advice.
This page provides information on the role of appropriate adult during an age assessment, and outlines the limitations of the role, why it is important and who should do it.
This page explains immigration status on the basis of the right to respect for private life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.