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Government accepts our recommendations to create a stronger safety net for care leavers at risk of homelessness

The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care presented a once in a generation much needed opportunity to transform the care system including, crucially,… / Feb 2023

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COVID-19 Inquiry: Children's Rights organisations say UK Government decisions disproportionately impacted children and rights were not respected

Today, Save the Children, Just for Kids Law and Children’s Rights Alliance for England have explained how the youngest in society were not considered adequately or “even at all” in many key decisions made by the UK government during their Covid-19 response. / Oct 2022

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News / Article / Human rights

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

CRAE warmly invites its members to submit written evidence to inform our civil society submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. / Jul 2022

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

This guidance sets out further details on how to submit written evidence to inform CRAE's civil society alternative report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child / Jul 2022

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News / Article / Blogs

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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News / Article / Children's social care

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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News / Article / General Measures of Implementation

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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News / Article / General Measures of Implementation

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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News / Article / Children's social care

#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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News / Article / Children's social care

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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News / Article / General Measures of Implementation

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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