Independent Social Work assessments
Below are examples of the types of independent social work assessment reports that SCM can provide. If you have a different type of social work report you require, please get in contact with us.
Best Interests Assessments for family reunification applications
SCM has specialist expertise in providing social work assessments for children outside of the UK in family reunification applications. These will most likely be under Entry Clearance under the following routes:
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Child Non-Parent Relative/ Appendix CRP
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Paragraph 297
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Annex FM
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Article 8 Outside the Rules applications
S. 55 Best Interest Assessments for children
These social work assessment considers the best interests of children in the UK when considering the immigration outcomes for them or their family. Most commonly these assessments are requested when family members or carers of children are at risk of removal from the UK.
Expert child trafficking reports
SCM can provide expert child trafficking reports, for example for asylum applications and appeals, to establish whether a child's experience meets the threshold of trafficking, modern slavery or exploitation. Such reports can also identify the care needs of child victims of trafficking.
S.45 Statutory Defence for victims of trafficking, modern slavery and exploitation
SCM has experience providing court reports in Youth Courts in addition to immigration tribunals. SCM can provide ISW reports for children being prosecuted for offences related to exploitation they experienced.