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Children in poverty: No recourse to public funds

Status: Closed Opened: 28 Jul 2021 Closed: 21 Oct 2022 14 recommendations 8 conclusions 1 report

This inquiry is looking at children in poverty. This is a complex subject, so the Committee’s work will be in several parts. For the second part of the inquiry, we are looking at the experiences of children who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF). Read the call for evidence to find out more about … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventh Report - Children in poverty: No recourse to public… HC 603 14 Apr 2022 22 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
18 Recommendation Seventh Report - Children in poverty: N… Deferred

We recommend the Home Office introduces a clear process for applicants to challenge a change...

We recommend the Home Office introduces a clear process for applicants to challenge a change of conditions refusal. We recommend the review of the pilot scheme is published alongside a timeline showing when the conclusions from the pilot will be implemented. We also recommend the Home Office improves the data … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government is conducting a review of the administrative review pilot and will consider the introduction of an administrative review for all change of conditions applications after the review is completed later this year, but has no current plans to publish the findings.
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Department for Work and Pensions

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
19 Jan 2022 Alison Samedi · Home Office, David Rutley · Department for Work and Pensions, Tom Pursglove · Home Office, Will Quince · Department for Education View ↗
20 Oct 2021 Azmina Siddique · The Children's Society, Catherine Houlcroft · NRPF Network, Caz Hattam · The Unity Project, Christianah Awodiji · Manchester Local Care Organisation, Cllr Jasmine Ali · Southwark Council, Leah Arnold · City of Wolverhampton Council, Morgan Wild · Citizens Advice, Penny Ademuyiwa · North Kent, Susanne Millar · Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership View ↗

Who gave evidence

13 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Alison Samedi · Deputy Director, Compliant Environment and Enforc… Home Office 1
Azmina Siddique · Policy and Research Manager The Children's Society 1
Catherine Houlcroft · Principal Projects Officer NRPF Network 1
Caz Hattam · Coordinator The Unity Project 1
Christianah Awodiji · Team Manager NRPF Manchester Local Care Organisation 1
Cllr Jasmine Ali · Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children, Yo… Southwark Council 1
David Rutley · Minister for Welfare Delivery Department for Work and Pensions 1
Leah Arnold · Service Manager, Strengthening Families City of Wolverhampton Council 1
Morgan Wild · Head of Policy Citizens Advice 1
Penny Ademuyiwa · Assistant Director North Kent 1
Susanne Millar · Chief Officer Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership 1
Tom Pursglove · Minister of State for Legal Migration and the Bor… Home Office 1
Will Quince · Minister for Children and Families Department for Education 1

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
23 Mar 2022 — Correspondence with the DWP, DfE and Home Office about Children in poverty: No …
17 Jan 2022 To cttee Letter from the DWP, DfE and Home Office regarding Children in poverty: No reco…