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High Court paves the way for legal aid for school exclusion appeals in groundbreaking case brought by Coram Children’s Legal Centre
The High Court has today opened up the possibility of legal aid being granted in a significant number of school exclusions appeals following a case brought by Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC).
Coram research finds local authorities still routinely failing in legal duties to homeless children
Local authorities are routinely failing in their legal duties to children aged between 16-17 years old who become homeless, leaving them without the support they are entitled to, according to new research published today by the Coram Institute for Children.
Home Office ordered to provide adequate accommodation to mother and child after intervention case brought by CCLC
The High Court has ruled that the Home Office breached its duty to provide adequate asylum accommodation to a mother and her severely disabled child following a successful judicial review initiated by Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC).
“Where are the children in this election?” – comment from Coram CEO Dr Carol Homden
With just days to go till the general election, children and young people have been conspicuous by their absence in the campaign to date as the parties have traded blows over their respective programmes. This is nothing new. For most of my time as CEO of Coram – the first and longest continuing children’s charity – the big decisions made by government have rarely put the impact on the lives of the younger generation at the heart of the process.
Coram joins Garden Court Chambers in a landmark High Court case to challenge lack of legal aid for school exclusion appeals
Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) is today in the High Court at the start of a vital case that challenges the current lack of legal aid available to families appealing against decisions to permanently exclude their child from school.
Coram launches School Exclusions Hub for professionals supporting families
Coram has launched the UK’s largest online resource covering every aspect of school exclusions – schoolexclusionshub.org.uk. The School Exclusions Hub gives professionals, charities, and community organisations working with families and young people the vital information they need to understand the exclusion process and challenge exclusion.