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• Celebrating 30 years of children’s rights in Parliament On Monday 2nd March, we held a reception in the Houses of Parliament to celebrate 30 years since the CRC was adopted by the UN. We are grateful to the Department for Education (DfE) and the new Children’s Minister, Vicky Ford MP, for hosting the event which we organised jointly with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and Unicef UK. Read more
• Children’s charities’ issue joint statement on coronavirus national emergency CRAE has drafted a joint statement and briefing with 11 other children's charities calling on them to protect children during the coronavirus pandemic sent to Cabinet Minister Michael Gove. Read more
• Progress made but still much to be done: 30 years of the CRC Today (20 November 2019) marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). As the preeminent organisation monitoring government compliance with the CRC in England, the Children’s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE), part of Just for Kids Law, is marking the day by looking back at the achievements in children’s rights over the last three decades, and highlighting areas where progress still needs to be made. Read more
• Briefings on House of Lords debate on permanent housing after COVID Read our two briefings highlighting our concerns about care experienced young people who are at risk of homelessness and families who are homeless for the short debate in the House of Lords on supporting people previously homeless into permanent housing after the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more
• Parliamentary debate on school exclusions Read our briefing for a Westminster Hall debate on school exclusions on the 27th February 2020. Read more
• State of Children's Rights 2018 Our annual State of Children’s Rights in England 2018 report takes a look back at the past year to assess how well the government is respecting children’s rights. Read more