• Resource / Publication / Parliamentary work

    Parliamentary debate on school exclusions

    Read our briefing for a Westminster Hall debate on school exclusions on the 27th February 2020. Download the briefing / Feb 2020

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  • Resource / Publication / State of Children's Rights

    State of Children's Rights 2018

    In the 30th year since the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was first adopted by the United Nations, our annual State of Children’s Rights in… / Mar 2019

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  • Resource / Publication / General Measures of Implementation

    Using children's rights in mental health policy work

    Recent years have seen increased concern for the mental health of children and young people in Britain. Several reports have highlighted the growing unmet need… / Aug 2018

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  • Resource / Publication / Homelessness

    Children speak out on homelessness

    Our new report reveals the shocking conditions children are experiencing while living in Bed & Breakfasts and Temporary Accommodation. Children in England are being housed illegally in B&Bs for months on end leaving them at risk of sexual exploitation, developing mental and physical health problems and disrupting their education.  / Jun 2018

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  • Resource / Publication / State of Children's Rights

    State of Children's Rights in England 2017

    Our flagship annual report ‘State of Children’s Rights in England 2017’ assesses how well the Government is meeting its obligations under the UN Convention on… / Dec 2017

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  • Resource / Publication / General Measures of Implementation

    Child friendly versions of the Concluding Observations

    These two pamphlets, funded by the Department for Education, summarise the 2016 Concluding Observations – the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s verdict… / Jul 2017

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  • Resource / Publication / General Measures of Implementation

    New briefing on implementing children's rights

    We have published a new briefing on how well the UK is putting in place the right laws, mechanisms and structures to make sure the UN Convention on the Rights… / May 2017

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  • Resource / Publication / Children's Social care

    Children speak out on living in care

    I just want to say what I want, feel like someone listened to me.’ (Male, 14) We are pleased to announce the third in our series of briefings “Children speak… / Apr 2017

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  • Resource / Publication / State of Children's Rights

    'State of Children’s Rights in England 2016' Report

    This year’s ‘State of Children’s Rights in England’ finds that increasing numbers of children have been let down in 2016 and denied the basic things they need… / Dec 2016

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