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    Press Release: Over 120 charities unite in call for Ministers to put children’s rights at the heart of UK law

    Today, a coalition of charities and organisations working with children and young people in England and across the UK has issued a resounding call to the UK Government to make children’s rights a legal priority. In a united front, 121 organisations including the Children’s Charities Coalition, UNICEF UK, the Children’s Rights Alliance for England, Just for Kids Law and Save the Children UK, are urging Ministers to adopt a statutory duty through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to uphold and protect the rights of children. / Sep 2025

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    CRAE highlights the impact the Bill of Rights Bill would have on children's rights

    CRAE has written a 2nd reading briefing on the Bill of Rights Bill (BORB) for parliamentarians to highlight the devastating impact that it would have on children's rights, supported by over 40 organisations from across the children’s sector. Although the BORB has been postponed, we still believe it's important to recognise the damaging impact that the Bill could have, if enacted. / Sep 2022

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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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