Kent Law Clinic launches research report into failed child asylum claims.
Research from the University’s Kent Law Clinic raises concerns that many young people who are refused asylum in the UK are not being advised appropriately and are not appealing against decisions even when they have an arguable case.
The research, presented in a report entitled How children became ‘failed asylum-seekers’, has been conducted by specialist asylum and immigration solicitors from the University’s Kent Law Clinic. The report aims to improve outcomes for children seeking asylum in the UK.
The research involved critical examination of Home Office and Tribunal decision-making and reflects on current case law dealing with important aspects of child asylum claims. It is based on an examination of 20 casework files of young Afghan ‘failed asylum-seekers’ who arrived in Kent.
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