News | CRAE

News / Article / Covid-19

Response to former Children's Commissioner for England giving evidence to the Covid Inquiry

In response to the former Children's Commissioner for England giving evidence to the Covid Inquiry, Louise King, co-lead of Just for Kids Law and Director… / Oct 2023

Read more
News / Article / Covid-19

Lockdown was stricter for children than their parents and has caused lasting damage, the Covid-19 Inquiry heard today

Rules on social mixing and outdoor exercise were also the toughest for children in England and Northern Ireland and in some cases children went for two and a half months without seeing another child. / Oct 2023

Read more
News / Article / Covid-19

Harm caused to children in the Covid-19 pandemic was preventable – new report concludes

The loss of learning, freedom and hope to children during the Covid pandemic could have been prevented if political leaders had better considered their rights and views, leading children’s rights organisations have claimed today. / Sep 2023

Read more
News / Article / Covid-19

14 million children "silenced" by Covid-19 Inquiry

More than 40 of the UK’s leading children’s charities and child development experts have issued a warning to the Covid-19 Inquiry chair of “unacceptable delays” to taking evidence from children on lockdown. / Aug 2023

Read more
News / Article / Covid-19

Leading children’s rights organisations warn Covid-19 Inquiry risks failing to understand the pandemic’s impact if it doesn’t urgently hear from children

Nine months since Covid-19 Inquiry began, not a single child has been able to participate. Promised listening exercise makes no provision for under… / Jun 2023

Read more
News / Article / Covid-19

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

Read more
News / Article / Covid-19

Children’s charities’ issue joint statement on coronavirus national emergency

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the life of every child in the country. It is not only an unprecedented public health emergency, but also a challenge our… / Mar 2020

Read more