07 Apr

Posted 07.04.2020 | Discrimination and Equality, Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights

In response to MG&Co’s letter threatening judicial review on behalf of six children, the Secretary of State for Education has agreed to extend free school meal entitlement during the current Covid-19 crisis. The original eligibility criteria required parents to be claiming certain welfare benefits. It therefore...

03 Apr

Posted 03.04.2020 | Discrimination and Equality, Human Rights, Migrant Rights

The Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson announced that “no child should go hungry as a result of measures introduced to keep people at home”. To meet that aim the government issued guidance providing that schools should continue to provide meals or vouchers for eligible children whilst...

26 Mar

Posted 26.03.2020 | Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights

MG&Co represented a vulnerable and homeless 6 month old baby and his mother in an urgent judicial review challenge to a local authority’s refusal to provide support  pending completion of an assessment of the child’s needs under section 17 of the Children Act 1989. The family...

04 Oct

Posted 04.10.2019 | Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights

Secretary of State for Education extends eligibility for free nursery places for 2 year olds in No Recourse to Public Funds ('NRPF') households following successful judicial review challenge Background In 2014 the government introduced an entitlement to free early education places for two years olds from low-income...

03 Oct

Posted 03.10.2019 | Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights

Following a claim for judicial review the Secretary of State for Education has confirmed that many more 2-year-olds from the poorest families will be entitled to a free nursery place. In 2014 the government announced funding for a ‘fairness premium’ which entitled all disadvantaged 2-year-olds to...