Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in Care Proceedings - Key Challenges

Introduction

Local authorities are increasingly issuing care proceedings in relation to children who have travelled without an adult to seek asylum in the UK.

These cases present their own unique set of challenges for practitioners, particularly in light of the current approach to immigration.

This bite sized webinar will explore the key challenges that care practitioners need to consider in these cases and how these challenges should be approached.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Jurisdiction
• Threshold
• The child’s immigration status
• The location and assessment of the child’s family, including biological parents

This webinar was recorded on 14th December 2023

You can gain access to this webinar and 1,700+ others via the MBL Webinar Subscription. Please email webinarsubscription@mblseminars.com for more details.