EUSS Workshops and Training Sessions The AIRE Centre and Centrepoint have teamed up to provide a series of FREE training sessions. If you have attended a webinar or training session with us, or if you use any of the slides below, we would really appreciate your feedback on how useful they were to you. Please take a minute to fill out a short survey: here. Past Events and Resources On 12 September 2022, we delivered a webinar on Working with EEA nationals: Access to welfare benefits and what to do if they are refused? A recording of the webinar is available here. You can view the slides here: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ On 16th September 2021, we will delivered a webinar on supporting applicants with a criminal record and those with prosecutions pending to apply for the EUSS. You can view the slides here: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Applications to the EUSS for Joining Family Members On 9th September 2021, we delivered a webinar on applications to the EUSS for joining family members. You can view the slides here: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Access to benefits and local authority support On 2nd September 2021, we will delivered a webinar on access to welfare benefits and local authority support for people who: -Make a late application -Whose application is still pending a decision -Have been granted pre-settled status. The webinar also covered the impact of the Grace Period regulation and any other grounds on which local authorities may be obliged to provide support to those who fall outside them. The slides are available here: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Late Applications to the EUSS On 1st September 2021, the AIRE Centre delivered a webinar on late applications to the EUSS and Local Authority obligations to support late applications from children in care. The slides are available here: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mental Capacity and the EUSS On 26 May 2021, the AIRE Centre, in collaboration with ADASS, delivered a webinar on supporting applications to the EU Settlement Scheme for people who lack mental capacity. The webinar provided an overview of particular challenges faced by people who lack mental capacity to make an EU Settlement Scheme Application, basic principles under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the test for whether someone lacks mental capacity, making best interests decisions, when it’s permissible to make an EUSS application on behalf of someone who lacks mental capacity, who is responsible for making applications on behalf of people who lack mental capacity, and practical aspects of making an application on behalf of someone who lacks mental capacity to do so. The slides can be accessed here: The EUSS and Children in the Criminal Justice System On Tuesday 16 March 2021 the AIRE Centre will hosted a free webinar on how to support applications to the EUSS for children who have criminal records or who have may have issues with the 'suitability' requirement to apply to the EUSS. The slides from the event can be accessed here: Local authority duties towards children in the context of the EUSS On Tuesday 2nd March the AIRE Centre hosted a free training session, in collaboration with Anna Dannreuther from Field Court Chambers, focusing on the responsibilities of local authorities in securing the immigration status of vulnerable children. The slides can be accessed here: Mental capacity and the EUSS On Tuesday 16th February the AIRE Centre hosted a webinar on the issue of mental capacity for applicants to the EUSS. The slides can be accessed here: An Overview of the EU Settlement Scheme for Local Authority Legal Teams On Thursday, 28th January 2021, and Tuesday 23rd February, Eleanor Sibley and Hannah Smith delivered a training session to local authority lawyers on the EU Settlement Scheme. The session provided an overview of: What the EUSS is Why the EUSS is important Who is eligible to apply for the scheme Local authorities' obligations to support applicants Practical tips on how local authorities can provide support. The slides can be accessed here: EUSS - Preparing Evidence in Tricky Cases On Tuesday 26th January 2021 at 3pm, AIRE Centre Director Matthew Evans delivered a webinar on how to prepare evidence in tricky EUSS cases. It was aimed at OISC1 advisors, OISC 2 & 3 organisations which are unfamiliar with EUSS and other support organisations. If you missed the webinar, you can access the slides here: An Introduction to the EUSS On Thursday 17th December and on Tuesday 2 February 2021 we delivered training sessions aimed at front line staff who work with vulnerable people & need help understanding the EU Settlement Scheme & where they can find support. If you missed the training, you can access the slides here: