Legal advice sought by the Children’s Commissioner to clarify the legal issues that policymakers would need to consider when thinking about the future immigration status of EU national children in the UK, and British children residing in the EU in terms of Britain’s exit from the EU. The author, Lisa Giovannetti, is the leading QC in this field.
As a result of the legal advice provided by a leading QC, the Children’s Commissioner’s Office has made some observations and given some examples of those who are affected, and why.
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