ILPA BEST PRACTICE GUIDES
WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE SUBJECT TO IMMIGRATION CONTROL: GUIDELINES FOR BEST PRACTICE

General guide to working with children with some fantastic ideas and suggestions

WORKING WITH REFUGEE CHILDREN: CURRENT ISSUES IN BEST PRACTICE

Best interests, voice of the child, age disputes, representing children and more

RESOURCES GUIDE FOR PRACTITIONERS WORKING WITH REFUGEE CHILDREN

Comprehensive and really useful guide to other resources

SEPARATED CHILDREN AND LEGAL AID

How to claim legal aid in immigration cases involving children

Other Guidance
THE HEART OF THE MATTER: ASSESSING CREDIBILITY WHEN CHILDREN APPLY FOR ASYLUM IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Fantastic and comprehensive resource and is essential reading for anyone working with refugee children

GENERAL COMMENT NO. 12 (1989)

By the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, which is very useful generally on the right of children to be heard and also includes a short section on migrant children

GUIDELINES OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE ON CHILD FRIENDLY JUSTICE (2010)

extremely useful on judicial process and are essential reading for representatives and judges. See section D entitled ‘Child friendly justice during judicial proceedings’ in particular.

RE W (CHILDREN) [2010] UKSC 12

The Supreme Court gave detailed consideration to the issues around the hearing of evidence of children in the context of family proceedings

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