Tag: Citizenship
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What social workers need to know about immigration status and citizenship for children in their care
When our client Marco was 16, he was in local authority care, having been removed from a violent and chaotic family. If you had met him as a social worker, you would probably have thought he was British and might not given it a second thought. Marco was born in the UK and lived his…
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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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Summary: The Illegal Migration Act 2023: Leave to Remain and British Citizenship for Children
In this briefing, we try to explain in relatively simple terms how the Illegal Migration Act 2023 affects children’s eligibility for leave to remain in the UK and British citizenship. There is a more detailed version of this briefing here. Summary The Illegal Migration Act (‘IMA’ or ‘the Act’) became law on 20 July 2023.…
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Briefing: The Illegal Migration Act 2023: Leave to Remain and British Citizenship for Children
This briefing explains how the Illegal Migration Act 2023 affects children’s eligibility to be granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom or British citizenship. We also have a shorter version of this resource intended for young people, parents, and adults working with children who aren’t legal professionals. Summary The Illegal Migration Act (‘IMA’ or…
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Protecting Child Citizenship Rights – Clauses 30-36 of the Illegal Migration Bill (Briefing to MPs)
Clauses 30-36 of the Illegal Migration Bill represent a severe challenge to the rights of children to acquire British citizenship. Learn more in our briefing to MPs.
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Training for Local Authority staff on childrens’ citizenship
Free training on UK citizenship, immigration and nationality law for local authority practice managers, trainers, IROs and others who train, mentor or review children’s social work
