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Chapter 1 | Introduction
comment on the U.K. Government’s compliance or
otherwise with these obligations. The recommendations
which arise from the results of our research are
summarised at the end of each chapter.
Endnotes
14 Collectively with other NGOs these NGOs operate
together as the Refugee Children’s Consortium. ILPA
is also a member of the Consortium and UNICEF UK
and UNHCR have observer status.
15 A group comprised of representatives from the IND,
the Department of Education and Skills, the Legal
Services Commission, local authorities, and NGOs,
which is chaired by a representative from the IND.
1 In so far as s2 of Asylum and Immigration Appeals
Act 1993 stated that it would be unlawful for immigration
rules to be made which were inconsistent
with the Refugee Convention.
2 On the coming into force of the Human Rights Act
1998 on 2 October 2000.
3 On 15 January 1992.
4 Home Office/Scottish Executive. Tackling Human
Trafficking — Consultation on Proposals for a UK
Action Plan. January 2006.
5 U.K. Immigration Service. 1 January 2004.
6 U.K. Immigration Service. Border Control Policy
Implementation. 1 September 2005.
7 Processing Applications from Children. C5: “Special
Types of Cases,” 30 August 2005.
8 Unaccompanied Children. Chief Adjudicator’s Guidance
Note No. 8.
9 Working with children and young people subject to
immigration control: Guidelines for best practice.
November 2004.
10 Offering more than they borrow: Refugee children in
London. March 2004.
11 Save the Children. No Place for a Child: Children in
UK immigration detention: Impacts, alternatives and
safeguards. 2005.
12 Refugee Council. Ringing the Changes : The impact
of guidance on the use of Sections 17 and 20 of the
Children Act 1989 to support unaccompanied asylumseeking
children. January 2005.
13 ILPA. Does Every Child Matter? Policy and practice
affecting children and young people subject to UK
immigration control. 2006.
16 Relying on their rights under the European Convention
on Human Rights.
17 Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children Reform
Programme. Bulletin Issue 1. 2005/6.
18 Robinson, Vaughan, and Segrott, Jeremy. Understanding
the decision-making of asylum-seekers. Research, Development
and Statistics Directorate of the Home Office. 2002.
19 Reply from Margaret Hodge MP, quoted in Every
Child Matters. Report of the Education and Skills
Committee’s Inquiry. 5 April 2005. Para 207.
20 See for example the U.K. Government’s White Paper
Controlling our borders: making migration work for
Britain, the Government’s five year strategy for asylum
and immigration Cm 6472. February 2005.
21 Home Office Press Release. Asylum Statistics: year on
year fall continues. Ref 354/2004. 16 November 2004.
22 See acknowledgements and text of this report.
23 The U.K. Government has established a number of
user or stakeholder groups in connection with various
aspects of its immigration and asylum processes and
client groups, which bring together civil servants and
representatives of NGOs in order to disseminate information
and consult in the broadest of senses. It also
often announces policy changes in correspondence
to certain key non-governmental organizations. The
Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA)
and the members of the Refugee Children’s Consortium
(RCC) are two of the key players in this process.
24 Save the Children. Uncertain Futures: Children Seeking
Asylum in Wales. 2005.
25 In a letter dated 7 July 2004.
26 Known as the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal
since May 2005.
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