No Recourse to Social Work? Statutory Neglect, Social Exclusion and Undocumented Migrant Families in the UK

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Main Author: Jolly, Andy
Publication Date: 2018
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: Families in the UK with an irregular migration status are excluded from most mainstream welfare provision through the no recourse to public funds rule, and statutory children’s social work services are one of the few welfare services available to undocumented migrant families. This article draws on semi-structured interviews with undocumented migrant families who are accessing children’s services support to illustrate the sometimes uneasy relationship between child welfare law and immigration control. Outlining the legislative and policy context for social work with undocumented migrant families in the UK, the article argues that the exclusion of migrant families from the welfare state by government policy amounts to a form of statutory neglect which is incompatible with the global social work profession’s commitment to social justice and human rights.
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title No Recourse to Social Work? Statutory Neglect, Social Exclusion and Undocumented Migrant Families in the UK
spellingShingle No Recourse to Social Work? Statutory Neglect, Social Exclusion and Undocumented Migrant Families in the UK
Jolly, Andy
children; destitution; families; irregular migration; neglect; social work; undocumented
title_short No Recourse to Social Work? Statutory Neglect, Social Exclusion and Undocumented Migrant Families in the UK
title_full No Recourse to Social Work? Statutory Neglect, Social Exclusion and Undocumented Migrant Families in the UK
title_fullStr No Recourse to Social Work? Statutory Neglect, Social Exclusion and Undocumented Migrant Families in the UK
title_full_unstemmed No Recourse to Social Work? Statutory Neglect, Social Exclusion and Undocumented Migrant Families in the UK
title_sort No Recourse to Social Work? Statutory Neglect, Social Exclusion and Undocumented Migrant Families in the UK
author Jolly, Andy
author_facet Jolly, Andy
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv children; destitution; families; irregular migration; neglect; social work; undocumented
topic children; destitution; families; irregular migration; neglect; social work; undocumented
description Families in the UK with an irregular migration status are excluded from most mainstream welfare provision through the no recourse to public funds rule, and statutory children’s social work services are one of the few welfare services available to undocumented migrant families. This article draws on semi-structured interviews with undocumented migrant families who are accessing children’s services support to illustrate the sometimes uneasy relationship between child welfare law and immigration control. Outlining the legislative and policy context for social work with undocumented migrant families in the UK, the article argues that the exclusion of migrant families from the welfare state by government policy amounts to a form of statutory neglect which is incompatible with the global social work profession’s commitment to social justice and human rights.
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