Lancaster mum wins legal fight for son’s kidney transplant – BBC News
‘A mother has won a legal battle to ensure her teenage son has the right to a potentially life-saving transplant.’
BBC News, 8th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: young persons
Research Briefing: Special Educational Needs: support in England – House of Commons Library
‘This House of Commons Library briefing sets out the system of support for children and young people in England aged 0-25 with special educational needs (SEN).’
House of Commons Library , 1st March 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Government unlawfully denying care to vulnerable teenagers, say lawyers – The Independent
‘High Court to hear that ministers have irrationally discriminated against 16- and 17-year-olds in care by not including them in new legislation designed to protect looked-after children.’
The Independent, 8th February 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Age assessment and the Kent Intake Unit social worker guidance – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has ruled that the Home Office acted unlawfully in detaining unaccompanied young people for age assessments at a port in Kent. Shu Shin Luh and Antonia Benfield explain why.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th January 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Migrants win High Court unlawful age assessment challenge – BBC News
‘Two migrants have won a High Court battle after complaining about how their ages were assessed when they arrived in the UK.’
BBC News, 20th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home Office age assessment policy for asylum seekers is unlawful, High Court rules – The Independent
‘The Home Office’s process for age assessing young asylum seekers when they arrive in the UK has been ruled unlawful by the High Court.’
The Independent, 19th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Law on sale of knives to under-18s to be tightened – The Independent
‘Measures making it harder for young people to buy knives and corrosive products, including online, have been set out by the government in its latest effort to tackle youth violence.’
The Independent, 18th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Failure to prosecute over boy’s drowning in Welsh river ‘irrational’, court told – The Guardian
‘The decision not to prosecute a teenager accused of pushing a 13-year-old boy into a river was legally flawed and unreasonable or irrational, a court has heard.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Nationality and Borders Bill: many of the proposals will negatively affect children, not just those concerning them directly – EIN Blog
‘Hadia (22), Mubin (16), and Hasti (7) along with their mother Khazal were among the 27 people who died in the Channel in November 2021, trying to reach the UK. Other children and young people like them have attempted the dangerous crossing or have made it across the Channel, though we don’t know how many. While not the majority, children do make up a significant proportion of the asylum-seeking population. Between 2010 and 2020, 86,533 children claimed asylum in the UK, while children made up almost a quarter (23%) of UK asylum applicants and dependents during that time. Most (62,321) claimed asylum with their families, making up 17% of asylum seekers overall. The remaining 6% claimed asylum on their own as unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.’
EIN Blog, 7th January 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Mother and son guilty of killing boy, 17, in machete attack in London – The Guardian
‘A mother and her teenage son have been found guilty of killing a 17-year-old boy in a machete attack in south London.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Record number of children in UK held over terror crimes – BBC News
‘Twenty-five children were detained over terror crimes in the year to September – a record high, figures show.’
BBC News, 9th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Humza Hussain: Teen jailed for murder outside Luton school – BBC News
‘A teenager has been jailed for 16 years for murdering a 16-year-old boy outside a school in a revenge killing.’
BBC News, 30th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British MPs call for law changes to help young Hongkongers flee to UK – The Guardian
‘More than nine in 10 people who have faced protest charges in Hong Kong are too young to access a UK visa scheme dedicated to helping Hongkongers flee to Britain, according to advocates and MPs calling for new laws to assist them.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Cosmetic surgery ads aimed at under-18s to be banned in UK – The Guardian
‘Cosmetic surgery clinics are to be banned from targeting adverts for procedures such as breast enlargement, nose jobs and liposuction at under-18s, in a crackdown by the UK advertising watchdog.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Teenager’s stabbing was not unlawful killing, coroner rules – The Guardian
‘A coroner has ruled she could not be sure of the exact circumstances in which a teenager died after being knifed in the heart by his friend but ruled out unlawful killing.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Parliament to vote on bill to ban child marriage in England and Wales – The Guardian
‘A bill that would ban child marriage in England and Wales will be presented to parliament for its second reading this week and has been welcomed by campaigners as a “huge stride” forward.’
The Guardian, 16th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Young Hong Kongers who fled police brutality ‘languishing’ in UK asylum system due to arbitrary age cut-off – The Independent
‘Young Hong Kong nationals who fled police brutality are “languishing” in the UK asylum system because they are arbitrarily excluded from a Home Office settlement route due to their age.’
The Independent, 24th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Are asylum suicides an unfolding national tragedy? – BBC News
‘After fleeing his native Eritrea as a child and living for years as a refugee, Henok Zaid Gebrsslasie hoped to make a life for himself in the UK. Aged 23, he was found dead at a mental health facility in Coventry, West Midlands, and is thought to have taken his own life. His death is one of a growing number among young asylum seekers which a charity said could just be the “tip of the iceberg”.’
BBC News, 11th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
