Author: Matthew Leidecker
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Submission to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration relating to Home OfficeProcessing of Applications for Fee Waivers
Kids in Need of Defense UKSeptember 2024 Kids in Need of Defense UK welcomes the ICIBI’s inspection of Home Office processing of fee waiverapplications. KIND UK is a pro bono legal advice project assisting low-income children, young people, and family members with applications for leave to remain and British citizenship. We are hosted at Central…
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The Illegal Migration Act 2023: British Citizenship and Leave to Remain for Children in the UK
A briefing for ParliamentariansJuly 2024 Download the full briefing here. For more information, please contact Cynthia.orchard@centralenglandlc.org.uk. This briefing was prepared for KIND UK by Cynthia Orchard (Consultant Policy Advisor) and Matthew Leidecker (Communications Consultant). More detail on the leave to remain and citizenship provisions of the IMA is available here. Notes
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Concerns about the UK’s Rwanda Act 2024
30 May 2024 KIND UK and Central England Law Centre were saddened by the passage of the Safety of Rwanda Act (“Rwanda Act”) which became law on 25 April 2024.1 However, we are heartened by the Prime Minister’s statement on 23 May 2024 that there will be no forced removals to Rwanda before the general…
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Care and human rights – submission to UN OHCHR
18 April 2024 KIND UK has coordinated a submission from the Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) study of care and human rights. “The national government’s approach towards refugee and migrant children has increasingly moved away from child protection and compliance with the…
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Applying for a fee waiver for a child’s British citizenship application
Fee waivers can help children and low-income families afford to apply for citizenship, and are based on affordability. This guide includes practical advice for lawyers preparing a fee waiver.
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Updates to the UK Ukraine Schemes from 19 February 2024
Ця сторінка також доступна українською мовою On 19 February 2024, the UK government announced important changes to the Immigration Rules and policies relating to the Ukraine Schemes (see Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 556, 19 February 2024). Here, KIND UK sets out the key changes resulting from government’s announcement. This update was…
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British Citizenship for Children: 5. Useful resources
British Citizenship for Children: A Guide from KIND UK In this guide: 1. British Citizenship 2. Discretionary Citizenship 3. The Illegal Migration Act (2023) 4. The Good Character Requirement >5. Useful Resources & More Information 5.1 KIND UK Service KIND UK provides free legal advice and representation to children, young people and families going through…
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British Citizenship for Children: 3. The Illegal Migration Act
British Citizenship for Children: A Guide from KIND UK 1. British Citizenship 2. Discretionary Citizenship > 3. The Illegal Migration Act (2023) 4. The Good Character Requirement 5. Useful Resources & More Information 3.1 The Illegal Migration Act 3.2 More information For more information about the Illegal Migration Act 2023, please see our briefings (short…
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Dechert
Dechert joined KIND UK as a partner in 2017. Their pro bono lawyers work on cases of undocumented children and young people via our hub at the Central England Law Centre.
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Hogan Lovells
Hogan Lovells joined KIND UK as a partner in 2017. Their pro bono lawyers work on cases of undocumented children and young people in Birmingham and London.
