Migrant Children's Project Newsletter
October 2017
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If you have used our guidance and resources so far in 2017, please take two minutes to complete our short survey here. Healthcare charging: update New regulations for charging an estimate of treatment costs up-front for migrant patients in hospitals came into force on 23 October. In a victory for campaigners, the recently updated government guidance includes a new category of services, referred to as ‘not relevant services’, which only includes school nursing and health visiting, and which will not be chargeable. More information on the new regulations and access to health care is available in our fact sheet on secondary healthcare. CCLC and Doctors of the World will be delivering a training session on access to healthcare for migrant children, young people and families on 7 December 2017 - you can book a place here. EU derivative rights: new fact sheet The debate around EEA citizens' rights raged on this month, but there are other vulnerable individuals - many of them sole carers of British children - whose rights do not derive from an EU Directive but from case law. We have a new fact sheet on EEA derivative rights, covering Zambrano, Chen, and Ibrahim/Teixeira cases. In a fast-changing political and legal landscape, someone who has derivative rights to remain in the UK should always seek legal advice about whether there are alternative applications which they can make under the Immigration Rules.
Brexit and the Repeal Bill The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 (formerly known as the Great Repeal Bill), the draft legislation that must be debated and passed by Parliament in order to effect Brexit, has come to a standstill at an early stage because of the number of proposed amendments put forward by MPs. Committee stage was originally scheduled to take place this week, but has had to be delayed so that the Government can consider some of the 170 pages of amendments already tabled - several of which concern children's rights. The debate is now scheduled to restart on 14 November. For up-to-date policy analysis relating to children's rights and the rights of migrant children in particular, see CCLC's policy pages here. If you have queries about these or other issues, please contact our advice line on 0207 636 8505 or email mcpadvice@coramclc.org.uk. Our upcoming training courses Our courses can now be booked online - just visit our Eventbrite page! The registration of children as British citizens
Coram Campus, London Wednesday 8 November 2017, 4pm - 6:30pm New! Access to healthcare for migrant young people and families
Coram Campus, London Thursday 7 December 2017, 2pm - 5:30pm An introduction to the rights of children and young people in the immigration system
Coram Campus, London Wednesday 22 November 2017, 2 - 5pm [waiting list] Wednesday 28 February 2018, 2 - 5pm Tuesday 1 May 2018, 2 - 5pm Supporting EU national children in care
Coram Campus, London Tuesday 10 April 2018, 2pm - 5:30pm Access to education for migrant children
Coram Campus, London Wednesday 31 January 2018, 2pm - 5pm The rights and entitlements of young refugees and migrants Coram Campus, London Tuesday 14 November 2017, 10am - 4:30pm Tuesday 13 February 2018, 10am - 4:30pm Thursday 19 April 2018, 10am - 4:30pm Supporting undocumented and NRPF families
Coram Campus, London Thursday 8 March 2018, 10am - 4:30pm For more information and to book, please see our eventbrite page. To commission in-house training for your organisation, please see our website.
New reports and guidance
Processing children's asylum claims
Home Office guidance, updated 9 October 2017
Guidance on implementing the overseas visitor charging regulations
Department of Health, updated October 2017
Latest news
Victory for campaigners as govt exempts school nurses from migrant NHS rules
Politics.co.uk, 25 October 2017
Rules allowing upfront charges for foreign users of NHS come into force
The Guardian, 23 October 2017
UK plan to register EU citizens would be illegal, say MEPs
The Guardian, 23 October 2017
Revealed: rescued refugee children facing limbo – and worse – in UK
The Guardian, 19 October 2017
How lawyers fail migrants in the UK
OpenDemocracy, 17 October 2017
Hillary Clinton makes Brexit intervention urging clarity for children of EU Citizens in Britain
HuffPost, 14 October 2017
UK ministers told to 'get a grip' after accidental deportation letters
The Guardian, 13 October 2017
Senior judge warns over 'shaming' impact of legal aid cuts
The Guardian, 13 October 2017
Theresa May expected to make concessions over 'Henry VIII' powers
The Guardian, 11 October 2017
Grenfell Tower survivors to be offered permanent UK residency
The Guardian, 11 October 2017
Ex-NHS chief backs doctors' warning over ID checks on patients
The Guardian, 11 October 2017
Home Office needs big increase in staff to deal with Brexit, MPs are told
The Guardian, 10 October 2017
Thousands of British citizens swept up in immigration spot checks
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 9 October 2017
Number of relatives of British nationals allowed to live in UK plummets
The Independent, 8 October 2017
Asylum: up to 400 refugee children stuck in France, lawyers say
The Observer, 8 October 2017
The real Theresa May: How the PM tried to introduce immigration checks in schools
Politics.co.uk, 5 October 2017
Solicitor-general backs rethink over legal aid cuts
The Times Brief, 4 October 2017
Britain accused of unlawfully deporting Afghan asylum seekers
The Guardian, 5 October 2017
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