No recourse to social work? statutory neglect, social exclusion and undocumented migrant families in the UK
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Authors
Jolly, AndrewIssue Date
2018-08-30
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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.Citation
Jolly, A (2018) 'No Recourse to Social Work? Statutory Neglect, Social Exclusion and Undocumented Migrant Families in the UK' Social Inclusion, 6, (3) pp. 190-200 doi: 10.17645/si.v6i3.1486Publisher
CogitatioJournal
Social InclusionAdditional Links
https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/1486Type
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© 2019 The Authors. Published by Cogitatio. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence. The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v6i3.1486Series/Report no.
University of Birmingham / Social Work Education TrustISSN
2183-2803ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.17645/si.v6i3.1486
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