Children's Rights Summer Conference - 11 July 2023

The Garden Court Chambers Children's Rights Team held a half-day in-person conference on children and trafficking. Programme: Welcome and Keynote speech from Kathryn Cronin, on Children & Trafficking Duties owed to child victims of trafficking to stop re-trafficking and re-victimisation Chair: Kate Aubrey-Johnson Accommodating unaccompanied asylum-seeking children - Georgie Rea Support for trafficked children - Grace Capel Protecting children with special educational needs from trafficking - Nicola Braganza KC & Ollie Persey Bringing damages claims for maladministration and delay – Nicola Braganza KC & Nadia O'Mara Criminalisation and treatment of trafficked children Chair: Gráinne Mellon Offences and decisions to prosecute under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 - Sonali Naik KC & Gemma Loughran Missing asylum seeking children and Home Office policy – Amanda Weston KC, Polly Jackman, Good Law Practice & Carolyne Willow, Article 39 Criminal justice process and procedure and the remand of children into adult prisons - Jennifer Twite & Maria Moodie