Report criticises cuts to legal help

A report due to be published this year has come out in opposition of proposed cuts to legal help for asylum seekers and migrants.

This study, from Oxford University, said that the cuts will see the 100,000 children of this group facing extreme hardship, the Mirror reported.

It was revealed that even though many of these youngsters were born to foreign parents in the UK, they will find themselves in legal limbo as a result of legal support to enable them to be recognised as British citizens being withdrawn.

The study, which will be made available in October, said that the children do not own a passport or have residency status.

Dr Nando Sigona, author of the report, said that some of these youngsters are entirely invisible.

He added that these children are only made aware of their legal status when they become 18, attempt to travel to foreign destinations or go to university and realise that they are unable to do these things.

This year, Jonny Mulligan of the Sound Off for Justice campaign also wrote for Left Foot Forward that government cuts to free legal help will result in the suffering of poor and vulnerable members of society.

Published by Hannah Carr