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• Change it! Young Activist tells her story Eighteen-year-old Fowzia Ahmed describes the work of Change it! – a campaign led by children and young people who have experienced homelessness – and the experiences that led her to get involved. Read more
• We are recruiting! We are looking for a Senior Policy and Public Affairs Advisor to lead our work on children and policing. The role will seek to influence policy and practice to improve the treatment of children by the police in London – particularly children with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. Read more
• Children's Rights and the EU (withdrawal) Bill As the EU (withdrawal) Bill continues its parliamentary passage, we are backing a number of amendments to safeguard children's rights which are being debated today at Lord's Committee. Read more
• State of Children's Rights in England 2017 Our flagship annual report ‘State of Children’s Rights in England 2017’ assesses how well the Government is meeting its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Read more
• New briefing - Using Children's Rights in Homelessness Policy The past decade has seen a huge growth in numbers of children experiencing homelessness and being forced to live in temporary accommodation such as Bed and Breakfasts, often for long periods of time. Living in temporary accommodation can result in breaches of many key children’s rights. Our new briefing explains how taking a children’s rights approach to homeless policy could help challenge and tackle some of these issues.
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• New briefing - Barriers and solutions to using children's rights approaches in policy Over the last few months, we have been conducting research to explore the barriers and solutions to using a children’s rights approach to policy. Our new briefing outlines the findings and suggests some potential solutions for how to embed a children’s rights approach to policy making across your organisation and the Government. Read more