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30 UK children’s charities call for Bill of Rights plans to be scrapped

A coalition of 30 children’s charities led by the Children’s Rights Alliance for England, including the National Children’s Bureau, Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights), the Children's Law Centre, and Children England, have sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Justice, Dominic Raab, calling for the UK Government to abandon its proposals for a Bill of Rights, which is expected to feature in the forthcoming Queen’s speech. / Apr 2022

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Call for Written Evidence: Civil Society Alternative Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child 2022

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UN Committee) is examining the UK in 2023 on its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The last review of the UK was in 2016. The examination presents a key opportunity for civil society to raise important issues of concern affecting children’s rights with the UK Government and the UN Committee and to highlight where action is needed, as well as outline where progress has been made. CRAE will be leading this process on behalf of civil society in England and warmly invites organisations and academics to send in written evidence to inform our submission to the UN Committee. / Mar 2022

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New campaign empowering young care leavers to campaign for their right to housing

Young people leaving care often face numerous barriers to securing adequate housing, including poor transition planning and restrictive housing law, leaving… / Nov 2021

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ROCK event on Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into National Law - Lessons from Scotland

Our second event in our two-part series of ROCK events on the incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) shared learning from Scotland… / Nov 2021

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ROCK event on Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into National Law with Ursula Kilkelly

On 20 October 2021, we held our first event in the two-part series of ROCK events on the incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)… / Oct 2021

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#KeepCaringTo18 week of action (2-9 September 2021)

In a week’s time, the law governing decisions about children in care in England changes dramatically. The Department for Education has created a two-tier care… / Sep 2021

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Care-experienced young people discuss housing and homelessness with the Care Review

Over the summer, we have been working with young people and supporting them to engage directly with the independent review of children’s social care (the Care… / Jul 2021

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67% of the questions suggested by the Civil Society submission reflected in the UNCRC LOIPR

Last Thursday, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child published the UK List of Issues Prior to Reporting (LOIPR), which is one of the key stages in the… / Feb 2021

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Press release - 90 children’s charities warn the UN that children’s rights have deteriorated in England

In a new report released ahead of Human Rights Day (10 December), 90 children’s charities from across England warn that a number of critical children’s rights… / Dec 2020

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Growing up in lockdown: Europe’s children in the age of COVID-19

This new report from Eurochild reflects on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on children's rights across Europe. It provides recommendations for improving public policies in the short and long-term to support better outcomes for children and families. / Nov 2020

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Press Release - Government must act to protect vulnerable children excluded from school and exploited by criminal gangs warns children’s charity

A new report by Just for Kids Law and CRAE highlights how vulnerable children are being excluded from school for behaviour resulting from being criminally… / Aug 2020

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Call for Written Evidence: Civil Society Submission to the UN’s List of Issues

This year sees the start of the UK’s examination under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). CRAE will be leading this process on behalf of civil… / Jul 2020

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