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‘Untenable’: Child asylum seekers being held for days without access to beds or showers, watchdog warns
19/10/2020
System for dispersing child asylum seekers to local councils is ‘buckling’, says children’s commissioner.
"It leaves some of the most vulnerable children in the UK undocumented and facing an insecure future."
Study finds children in England and Scotland experiencing rising racism and prejudice in public after Brexit vote.
New EU rules on food safety have highlighted how the Windsor Framework will change the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Over the years there have been a number of stories about how EU laws impact our lives in the UK.
A leaked letter has revealed concerns about the "significant impact" of Brexit on vulnerable children requiring cross-border care by Northern Ireland social workers.
Work with European countries to prevent abuse and exploitation is vital, they say.
"To be honest, it’s very hard on my son. We tried to make light of it, just saying we are going on vacation, but he misses his father," one British mother whilst being forced apart by Brexit from her French husband.
The UK is one of the worst places in Europe for paid parental leave and affordable quality childcare, the UN's children's charity has said.
Parents wrongly told ‘your child will need six months left on their passport’. / Ninety-three weeks after the Brexit transition phase ended and the UK fully left the European Union, the government still is putting out false information on passport validity for the EU and the wider Schengen Area.
The issue arises when teenagers turn 18. One mother said; 'It's getting beyond a joke'.
Torture survivors and lone children stuck in Greece and Italy after Home Office ‘deliberately’ ends cooperation on family reunions. / “Before Brexit, there was a clear process for children to join their families in the UK, but since then the government has failed to communicate effectively with European authorities,” said Bethany Gardiner-Smith.
Bid to force Boris Johnson to act thrown out – despite charities warning youngsters are in danger as they are forced to turn to smugglers.
Thousands of vulnerable EU children risk falling foul to hostile environment due to ‘woefully inadequate’ support
02/09/2019
Lack of government funding to help children in care apply for EU settled status could leave many undocumented and without access to state care, charities warn.
Thousands of kids face a miserable Christmas with presents delayed in pre-Brexit ports chaos
09/12/2020
The British Toy and Hobby Association has called on the Government to save Christmas for thousands of children by taking immediate action.
Thousands of EU children face ‘cliff edge’ as still without post-Brexit status three months before deadline
30/03/2021
Three-quarters of EU nationals in local authority care yet to be granted settled status, figures show.
A school has reportedly sent its pupils home with a letter about how Brexit could affect a school trip - including everything from food to visas.
Tens of thousands of EU citizens in UK to lose legal status next month due to Brexit ‘cliff edge’
19/05/2021
The EU settlement scheme, which guarantees post-Brexit residency, closes on June 30.
One of the UK’s largest canteen suppliers has written to its school catering staff and advised them to stock up on food as part of contingency plans to make sure children are properly fed through the winter.
The prime minister has shown where her priorities lie, as she tries to save her political skin while ignoring the school-funding crisis, says one campaigner.
Loss of young Europeans on pupil visits will cause major cultural damage to UK, warn tour organisers.
Legal school meal nutrition standards may need to be amended, or discarded, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to internal local council planning documents seen by the BBC.
The scheme offers EU nationals the opportunity to apply for settled or pre-settled status in the UK. / However, access to this support varies between holders of EU settled status and of pre-settled status. Questions are being asked of the European Commission whether the UK is complying with its obligations.
Post-Brexit delay on air quality standards condemns more London children to breathing toxic air
15/11/2022
Ministers were accused on Tuesday of condemning another generation of children to breathing toxic air in London and other parts of Britain by setting a target to tackle it only by 2040.
Operation Yellowhammer: diabetics and child cancer patients ‘to be hit hardest’ by no-deal Brexit
18/08/2019
Government concedes that it 'will not be practical to stockpile products to cover expected delays of up to six months'.